3. A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; But a fool’s vexation is heavier than they both.
4. Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; But who is able to stand before jealousy?
5. Better is open rebuke Than love that is hidden.
6. Faithful are the wounds of a friend; But the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
7. The full soul loatheth a honeycomb; But to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
8. As a bird that wandereth from her nest, So is a man that wandereth from his place.
9. Oil and perfume rejoice the heart; So doth the sweetness of a man’s friend that cometh of hearty counsel.
10. Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; And go not to thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity: Better is a neighbor that is near than a brother far off.
11. My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, That I may answer him that reproacheth me.
12. A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; But the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
13. Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge that is surety for a foreign woman.
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. He that would restrain her restraineth the wind; And his right hand encountereth oil.