18. Whoever takes care of a fig tree can eat its fruit,and whoever protects his master is honored.
19. As a face is reflected in water,so a person is reflected by his heart.
20. Hell and decay are never satisfied,and a person’s eyes are never satisfied.
21. The crucible is for refining silver and the smelter for gold,but a person ⌊is tested⌋ by the praise given to him.
22. If you crush a stubborn fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain,⌊even then⌋ his stupidity will not leave him.
23. Be fully aware of the condition of your flock,and pay close attention to your herds.
24. Wealth is not forever.Nor does a crown last from one generation to the next.