18. Like a club or a sword or a sharp arrow is one who gives false testimony against a neighbor.
19. Like a broken tooth or a lame foot is reliance on the unfaithful in a time of trouble.
20. Like one who takes away a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar poured on a wound, is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.
21. If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.
22. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head, and the Lord will reward you.
23. Like a north wind that brings unexpected rain is a sly tongue—which provokes a horrified look.
24. Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
25. Like cold water to a weary soul is good news from a distant land.
26. Like a muddied spring or a polluted well are the righteous who give way to the wicked.