12. A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself;The simple pass on and are punished.
13. Take the garment of him who is surety for a stranger,And hold it in pledge when he is surety for a seductress.
14. He who blesses his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning,It will be counted a curse to him.
15. A continual dripping on a very rainy dayAnd a contentious woman are alike;
16. Whoever restrains her restrains the wind,And grasps oil with his right hand.
17. As iron sharpens iron,So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.
18. Whoever keeps the fig tree will eat its fruit;So he who waits on his master will be honored.
19. As in water face reflects face,So a man’s heart reveals the man.
20. Hell and Destruction are never full;So the eyes of man are never satisfied.
21. The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold,And a man is valued by what others say of him.