23. The north wind brings forth rain,and a backbiting tongue, angry looks.
24. It is better to live in a corner of the housetopthan in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.
25. Like cold water to a thirsty soul,so is good news from a far country.
26. Like a muddied spring or a polluted fountainis a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.
27. It is not good to eat much honey,nor is it glorious to seek one’s own glory.
28. A man without self-controlis like a city broken into and left without walls.