19. Confidence in a boged in the yom tzarah is like a shen ra'ah (bad tooth), and a regel out of joint.
20. As he that taketh away a beged (garment) on a cold day, and as chometz (vinegar) upon lye, so is he that singeth shirim (songs) to a lev rah (heavy heart, i.e., depressed person).
21. If thine enemy be hungry, give him lechem to eat, and if he be thirsty, give him mayim to drink;
22. For so shalt thou heap hot coals upon his rosh, and Hashem shall reward thee.
23. The ruach tzafon (north wind) brings forth geshem; so doth a lashon seter (backbiting tongue) bring an angry countenance.
24. It is better to dwell in the corner of the gag (roof), than in a bais shared with a quarrelsome isha.
25. As cold mayim to a weary nefesh, so is good news from a far country.
26. A tzaddik who falters before the rasha is like a muddy spring, and a polluted makor (fountain).
27. It is not tov to eat much devash; so for men to seek their own kavod is not glory.
28. He that hath no rule over his own ruach is like an ir that is broken down, and without a chomah (wall).