12. Seven days are the days of mourning for the dead; But for a fool and an ungodly man, all the days of his life.
13. Talk not much with a foolish man, And go not to one that has no understanding: Beware of him, lest you have trouble; And so you shall not be defiled in his onslaught: Turn aside from him, and you shall find rest; And so you shall not be wearied in his madness.
14. What shall be heavier than lead? And what is the name thereof, but a fool?
15. Sand, and salt, and a mass of iron, is easier to bear, Than a man without understanding.
16. Timber girded and bound into a building shall not be loosed with shaking: So a heart established in due season on well advised counsel shall not be afraid.
17. A heart settled upon a thoughtful understanding Is as an ornament of plaister on a polished wall.
18. Pales set on a high place will not stand against the wind: So a fearful heart in the imagination of a fool will not stand against any fear.
19. He that pricks the eye will make tears to fall; And he that pricks the heart makes it to show feeling.
20. Whoso casts a stone at birds frays them away; And he that upbraids a friend will dissolve friendship.
21. If you have drawn a sword against a friend, despair not; For there may be a returning.
22. If you have opened your mouth against a friend, fear not; For there may be a reconciling; Except it be for upbraiding, and arrogance, and disclosing of a secret, and a treacherous blow: For these things every friend will flee.
23. Gain trust with your neighbor in his poverty, That in his prosperity you may have gladness: Abide stedfast to him in the time of his affliction, That you may be heir with him in his inheritance.