8. Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.
9. Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself, and disclose not the secret of another:
10. Lest he that heareth it revile thee, and thine infamy turn not away.
11. A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in baskets of silver.
12. As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
13. As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him; for he refresheth the soul of his masters.
14. As clouds and wind without rain, so is he that boasteth himself of his gifts falsely.