14. He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.
15. A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.
16. Whoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand which bewrayeth itself.
17. Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
18. He that keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit of it: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honored.
19. As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
20. Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
21. As the fining-pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.
22. Though thou shouldst bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet his foolishness will not depart from him.
23. Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.