15. A continual dropping in a day of rain, And a woman of contentions are alike,
16. Whoso is hiding her hath hidden the wind, And the ointment of his right hand calleth out.
17. Iron by iron is sharpened, And a man sharpens the face of his friend.
18. The keeper of a fig-tree eateth its fruit, And the preserver of his master is honoured.
19. As [in] water the face [is] to face, So the heart of man to man.
20. Sheol and destruction are not satisfied, And the eyes of man are not satisfied.
21. A refining pot [is] for silver, and a furnace for gold, And a man according to his praise.
22. If thou dost beat the foolish in a mortar, Among washed things--with a pestle, His folly turneth not aside from off him.
23. Know well the face of thy flock, Set thy heart to the droves,
24. For riches [are] not to the age, Nor a crown to generation and generation.
25. Revealed was the hay, and seen the tender grass, And gathered the herbs of mountains.
26. Lambs [are] for thy clothing, And the price of the field [are] he-goats,
27. And a sufficiency of goats' milk [is] for thy bread, For bread to thy house, and life to thy damsels!