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;
24. For wealth does not last forever,nor even a crown from age to age.
25. When the grass comes up and the new growth appears,and the mountain greens are gathered in,
26. The lambs will provide you with clothing,and the goats, the price of a field,
27. And there will be ample goat’s milk for your food,food for your house, sustenance for your maidens.