8. Like a bird that wanders from her nest, So is a man who wanders from his home.
9. Oil and perfume make the heart glad, So a man's counsel is sweet to his friend.
10. Do not forsake your own friend or 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 near than a brother far away.
11. Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, That I may reply to him who reproaches me.
12. A prudent man sees evil and hides himself, The naive proceed and pay the penalty.
13. Take his garment when he becomes surety for a stranger; And for an adulterous woman hold him in pledge.
14. He who blesses his friend with a loud voice early in the morning, It will be reckoned a curse to him.
15. A constant dripping on a day of steady rain And a contentious woman are alike;
16. He who would restrain her restrains the wind, And grasps oil with his right hand.