10. Do not give up your own friend and your father’s friend;do not resort to the house of your kindred when trouble strikes.Better a neighbor near than kin far away.
11. Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart,so that I can answer whoever taunts me.
12. The astute see an evil and hide;the naive continue on and pay the penalty.
13. Take the garment of the one who became surety for a stranger;if for a foreign woman, exact the pledge!
14. Those who greet their neighbor with a loud voice in the early morning,a curse can be laid to their charge.
15. For a persistent leak on a rainy daythe match is a quarrelsome wife;
16. Whoever would hide her hides a stormwindand cannot tell north from south.
17. Iron is sharpened by iron;one person sharpens another.
18. Those who tend a fig tree eat its fruit;so those attentive to their master will be honored.
19. As face mirrors face in water,so the heart reflects the person.
20. Sheol and Abaddon can never be satisfied;so the eyes of mortals can never be satisfied.
21. The crucible for silver, the furnace for gold,so you must assay the praise you receive.
22. Though you pound fools with a pestle,their folly never leaves them.
23. Take good care of your flocks,give careful attention to your herds;