9. Oil and incense bring joy to the heart,and the sweetness of a friend is better than self-counsel.
10. Don’t abandon your friend or your father’s friend, and don’t go to your brother’s housein your time of calamity;better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.
11. Be wise, my son, and bring my heart joy, so that I can answer anyone who taunts me.
12. A sensible person sees danger and takes cover;the inexperienced keep going and are punished.
13. Take his garment, for he has put up security for a stranger;get collateral if it is for foreigners.
14. If one blesses his neighborwith a loud voice early in the morning,it will be counted as a curse to him.
15. An endless dripping on a rainy dayand a nagging wife are alike.
16. The one who controls her controls the windand grasps oil with his right hand.
17. Iron sharpens iron,and one man sharpens another.