9. Oil and perfume make the heart glad,and the sweetness of a friend comes from his earnest counsel.
10. Do not forsake your friend and your father’s friend,and do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity. Better is a neighbor who is nearthan a brother who is far away.
11. Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad,that I may answer him who reproaches me.
12. The prudent sees danger and hides himself,but the simple go on and suffer for it.