Never get a lazy person to do something for you; he will be as irritating as vinegar on your teeth or smoke in your eyes.

Unreliable messengers cause trouble, but those who can be trusted bring peace.

A reliable messenger is refreshing to the one who sends him, like cold water in the heat of harvest time.

But the men who had gone with Caleb said, "No, we are not strong enough to attack them; the people there are more powerful than we are."