8. Go not forth hastily to strive, Lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, When thy neighbor hath put thee to shame.
9. Debate thy cause with thy neighbor himself, And disclose not the secret of another;
10. Lest he that heareth it revile thee, And thine infamy turn not away.
11. A word fitly spoken Is like apples of gold in network of silver.
12. As an ear-ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, So is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
13. As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, So is a faithful messenger to them that send him; For he refresheth the soul of his masters.
14. As clouds and wind without rain, So is he that boasteth himself of his gifts falsely.
15. By long forbearing is a ruler persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
16. Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, Lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.
17. Let thy foot be seldom in thy neighbor’s house, Lest he be weary of thee, and hate thee.
18. A man that beareth false witness against his neighbor Is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
19. Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble Is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.