8. Like a bird that wanders from its nestIs a man who wanders from his place.
9. Ointment and perfume delight the heart,And the sweetness of a man’s friend gives delight by hearty counsel.
10. Do not forsake your own friend or your father’s friend,Nor go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity;Better is a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.
11. My son, be wise, and make my heart glad,That I may answer him who reproaches me.
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.