6. The wounds of a friend mean well, but the kisses of an enemy are profane.
7. An appetite that is sated spurns honey, but to an appetite that is ravenous, all bitterness is sweet.
8. Like a bird that strays from its nest, so is a man who strays from his place.
9. Perfume and incense will gladden a heart, and the pleasantness of one’s friend is personal advice.
10. As for your friend and a friend of your father, do not forsake them, and the house of your brother, do not enter on the day of your calamity. Better is a close neighbor than a distant brother.
11. Be wise, my child, and make my heart glad, and I will answer him who reproaches me with a word.
12. When the clever sees danger, he hides; the simple go on and suffer.
13. Take his garment, for he gives surety to a stranger, and to an adulteress—so take his pledge.
14. He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, a curse will be reckoned to him.
15. Dripping constantly on a day of heavy rain and a woman of contention are alike.