15. A continual dropping on a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike:
16. whosoever will restrain her restraineth the wind, and his right hand encountereth oil.
17. Iron is sharpened by iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
18. Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof; and he that guardeth his master shall be honoured.
19. As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
20. Sheol and destruction are insatiable; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
21. The fining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; so let a man be to the mouth that praiseth him.