1. Who would avoid all strife¹, should be a bachelor.

2. Bachelor, a peacock; betrothed², a lion; married, an ass³.

3. Old bachelors and old maids are either too good or too bad.

4. An old bachelor compares life with a shirt button that hangs often by a thread.

5. He who doesn't like chattering⁴ women must stay a bachelor.

6. The bachelor is a peacock, the engaged man a lion, and the married man a jackass.

7. A rakish bachelor makes a jealous husband.

8. It is easier to be a happy bachelor for a year than a widower⁵ for a month.

9. A bachelor and a dog can do anything.

10. A bachelor is never sent as a go-between.

11. The bachelor is a peacock, the fiancT is a lion and the married man a mule⁶.

12. If you look for a faultless woman, you will remain a bachelor.

13. The man with one wife is the boss of all bachelors.

14. One takes care of one's own: when a bachelor roasts yam, he share's it with his sheep.

15. If you search for a faultless woman, you will remain a bachelor.

16. The bachelors crave⁷ it, and the married ones regret it.

17. A dog can't be a butcher, and a bachelor can't be a matchmaker.

18. A bachelor should always spend minimum time with a friend's wife.

19. A bachelor's wife doesn't have ears.

20. If a bachelor who uses firewood for cooking runs away in the morning to avoid removing the ash; he will have to deal with it when he comes back.

strife: n.斗争；争吵；冲突；[古]奋斗

betrothed: n.（古时用语）未婚夫,未婚妻

go-between：n.中介

faultless: adj.完美无缺的

yam: n.山药，甘薯

matchmaker: n.媒人

firewood: n.木柴，柴火