១១ - ខឹងឥតពិចារណា នាំខូចការខូច្រយោជន៍ ធមខឹងនាំអាសោចិ ខុសខាតខូចដោយមិនគិត ។

Anger causes lack of mindfulness, leading to impairment of work, impairment of purpose; the nature of anger leads to impurity, error, waste, and injury caused by absent-mindedness.

១២​ - ខំរកស៊ីធ្វើការ មិនអាសារឥតប្រយោជន៍ ចង្រៃណាស់យ៉ាងហោច គង់គ្រប់ស៊ីមិនសុំគេ ។
ប្រសិនមានសំណាង បានក៏សាងពីបុព្វេ ផ្សំផងមិនរំលង់ទេ ឡើងជាកុដុម្ពីក៏សេដ្ឋី​ ។

Work hard to make a living for indolence is pointless, that way no matter your misfortunes you will have enough to eat without asking for handouts from others. If you should have merit from a previous life that brings you good fortune, hard work will enable you to rise to become a wealthy tycoon.

១៣ - គុកនិងសោរគឺចោរជាអ្នកបង្កើត ឪសថល្អឆើតកើអំពីរោគ ដំណេកកើតអំពីការងុយងោក
មនុស្សក្នុងលោកកើតអំពីកម្ម ។

Prison and keys are something to which thieves gave birth; medicinal remedies are born from germs; sleep is born from feelings of sleepiness; people in the world are born from karma.
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Karma is a principle in Buddhism that posits your present action dictates your future. That is, accumulating merit though good deeds will bring good fortune, accumulating sin through evil deeds will bring misfortune. Hence, your birth as a human being and the condition you are born into, whether good or bad, are determined by your karma (the merit/sin you have accumulated from past lives).

១៤ - ឃាត់កំហឹងដោយប្រឹងអត់ឲ្យបាន ឃាត់ពាលសាមាន្យដោយប្រាជ្ញា បុគ្គលឃាត់ចិត្តទោសា
ប្រសើថ្លៃថ្លាក្នុងលោកីយ៍ ។

Control your temper through concentration and patience; control everyday evil/crimes through rules/authority; those who control their hearts to reject anger deserve the greatest praise of all.
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Interestingly, “tosa” means anger, while a similar word “tos” refers to criminal guilt.

១៥ - ឃាត់ចិត្តចាកក្តីស្នេហា ក្នុងកាមតណ្ហាលោកីយ៍ ដូចយកអំបោះចងដំរី ពិបាកពេកក្រៃគូរវៀរបុន ។

Controlling yourself to reject feelings of love involving worldly lust and desires is like using cotton thread to tie up an elephant, so exceedingly difficult that you should try to avoid it beforehand.
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Interpretation: Try to avoid falling into forbidden passion as it will be difficult to control yourself once you do. Worldly lust and desires can incite many evils, such as violence and murder.

១៦ - ឃុបឃិតជនពាល រាលទុក្ខដល់ខ្លួន ។ Associating with evil people will bring you suffering.

១៧ - ឃុបឃិតបណ្ឋិត សុខមួយជីវិតឥតមានទុក្ខ ។

Associating with sages will bring you contentment and a life devoid of suffering.

១៨ - ឃើញខ្លាដេក ថាខ្លាស្លាប់ ឃើញខ្លាក្រាប ថាខ្លាសំពះ ។

Seeing a tiger sleep, you assume the tiger is dead; seeing a tiger crouch, you assume the tiger is kowtowing.
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Interpretation: Things are not necessarily as you may perceive them to be. An adage used to admonish someone for their misconceptions.