8. A person who leaves his homeis like a bird that leaves its nest.
9. The sweet smell of perfume and oils is pleasant,and so is good advice from a friend.
10. Don’t forget your friend or your parent’s friend.Don’t always go to your family for help when trouble comes.A neighbor close by is better than a family far away.
11. Be wise, my child, and make me happy.Then I can respond to any insult.
12. The wise see danger ahead and avoid it,but fools keep going and get into trouble.
13. Take the coat of someone who promises to pay a stranger’s loan,and keep it until he pays what the stranger owes.
14. If you loudly greet your neighbor early in the morning,he will think of it as a curse.
15. A quarreling wife is as bothersomeas a continual dripping on a rainy day.
16. Stopping her is like stopping the windor trying to grab oil in your hand.
17. As iron sharpens iron,so people can improve each other.
18. Whoever tends a fig tree gets to eat its fruit,and whoever takes care of his master will receive honor.
19. As water reflects your face,so your mind shows what kind of person you are.