16. Hast thou found honey? Eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be surfeited therewith, and vomit it.
17. Let thy foot be seldom in thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of thee and hate thee.
18. A maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow, is a man that beareth false witness against his neighbour.
19. A broken tooth, and a tottering foot, is confidence in an unfaithful man in the day of trouble.
20. As he that taketh off a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to a sad heart.
21. If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
22. for thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and Jehovah shall reward thee.
23. The north wind bringeth forth rain, and the angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
24. It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a contentious woman, and a house in common.
25. As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
26. A troubled fountain, and a defiled well, is a righteous man that giveth way before the wicked.
27. It is not good to eat much honey; and to search into weighty matters is itself a weight.
28. He that hath no rule over his own spirit is as a city broken down, without walls.