Association

'Do not try to carry a burden too heavy for you, do not associate with someone more powerful and wealthy than yourself. Why put the clay pot next to the iron cauldron? It will only break when they bang against each other.'

Ecclesiasticus 13.2

Compassion

'Who feels sorry for a snake-charmer bitten by a snake, or for those who take risks with savage animals?'

Ecclesiasticus 12.13