9. Argue your case with your friend, and do not reveal the secret to an outsider,
10. lest perhaps he may insult you, when he has heard it, and he might not cease to reproach you. Grace and friendship free a man; preserve these for yourself, lest you fall under reproach.
11. Whoever speaks a word at an opportune time is like apples of gold on beds of silver.
12. Whoever reproves the wise and obedient ear is like an earring of gold with a shining pearl.
13. Just like the cold of snow in a time of harvest, so also is a faithful messenger to him who sent him: he causes his soul to rest.
14. A man who boasts and does not fulfill his promises is like clouds and wind, when rain does not follow.
15. By patience, a leader shall be appeased, and a soft tongue shall break hardness.
16. You have discovered honey; eat what is sufficient for you, lest perhaps, being filled up, you may vomit it.
17. Withdraw your feet from the house of your neighbor, lest, when he has had his fill, he may hate you.
18. A man who speaks false testimony against his neighbor is like a dart and a sword and a sharp arrow.
19. Whoever sets his hopes on the unfaithful in a day of anguish is like a rotten tooth and weary foot,
20. and like one who loosens his garment in cold weather. Whoever sings verses to a wicked heart is like vinegar on baking soda. Just like a moth to a garment, and a worm to wood, so too does the sadness of a man do harm to the heart.
21. If your enemy is hungry, feed him. If he is thirsty, give him water to drink.
22. For you will gather hot coals upon his head, and the Lord will repay you.
23. The north wind brings forth the rain, and a sorrowful face brings forth a detracting tongue.
24. It is better to sit in a corner of the attic, than with an argumentative woman and in a shared house.
25. Like cold water to a thirsty soul, so too are good reports from a far away land.
26. The just falling down before the impious is like a fountain stirred up by feet and like a corrupted spring.