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.
17. Iron sharpeneth iron; So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
18. Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof; And he that regardeth his master shall be honored.
19. As in water face answereth to face, So the heart of man to man.
20. Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; And the eyes of man are never satisfied.
21. The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; And a man is tried by his praise.