15. A continual dropping on a rainy dayand a contentious wife are alike:
16. restraining her is like restraining the wind,or like grasping oil in his right hand.
17. Iron sharpens iron;so a man sharpens his friend’s countenance.
18. Whoever tends the fig tree shall eat its fruit.He who looks after his master shall be honored.
19. Like water reflects a face,so a man’s heart reflects the man.
20. Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied;and a man’s eyes are never satisfied.
21. The crucible is for silver,and the furnace for gold;but man is refined by his praise.