9. Perfume and incense make you feel good, and so does good advice from a friend.
10. Don’t forget your own friends or your father’s friends. If you have a problem, go to your neighbor for help. It is better to ask a neighbor who is near than a brother who is far away.
11. My son, be wise. This will make me happy. Then I will be able to answer those who criticize me.
12. Wise people see trouble coming and get out of its way, but fools go straight to the trouble and suffer for it.