13. Take the garment of the person who secures a loan for a stranger;take his pledge for a foreigner.
14. Greeting a neighbor with a loud voice early in the morningwill be viewed as a curse.
15. The constant dripping on a rainy dayand a contentious woman are alike;
16. anyone who can control hercan control the windor pick up oil in his hand.
17. As iron sharpens iron,so friends sharpen each other’s faces.
18. Those who tend a fig tree will eat its fruit,and those who look after their master will be honored.
19. As water reflects the face,so the heart reflects one person to another.
20. The grave and the underworld are never satisfied;and people’s eyes are never satisfied.
21. A crucible is for silver and a furnace for gold,so are people in the presence of someone who praises them.
22. Even if you grind fools in a mortar,even grinding them along with the grain,their folly won’t be driven from them.
23. Know your flock well;pay attention to your herds,
24. for no treasure lasts forever,nor a crown generation after generation.
25. When the grass goes away, new growth appears,and the plants of the hills are gathered,