11. Be wise, my child, and make my heart glad,so I can answer those who insult me.
12. Prudent people see evil and hide;the simpleminded go right to it and get punished.
13. Take the garment of the person who secures a loan for a stranger;take his pledge for a foreigner.
14. Greeting a neighbor with a loud voice early in the morningwill be viewed as a curse.
15. The constant dripping on a rainy dayand a contentious woman are alike;
16. anyone who can control hercan control the windor pick up oil in his hand.
17. As iron sharpens iron,so friends sharpen each other’s faces.
18. Those who tend a fig tree will eat its fruit,and those who look after their master will be honored.
19. As water reflects the face,so the heart reflects one person to another.