13. Take a man’s garment when he has given security for a stranger,and when he gives surety for a stranger, hold him in pledge.
14. If someone blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning,it will be counted as a curse to him.
15. A continual dripping on a rainy dayand a contentious wife are alike.
16. Whoever hides her hides the windor grasps oil with his right hand.
17. As iron sharpens iron,so a person sharpens his friend.
18. The one who tends a fig tree will eat its fruit,and whoever takes care of his master will be honored.
19. As in water the face is reflected as a face,so a person’s heart reflects the person.
20. As Death and Destruction are never satisfied,so the eyes of a person are never satisfied.
21. As the crucible is for silver and the furnace is for gold,so a person is proved by the praise he receives.
22. If you should pound the fool in the mortaramong the grain with the pestle,his foolishness would not depart from him.