2. Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
3. A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's vexation is heavier than them both.
4. Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; 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 an 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. Ointment 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 neighbour 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 strange 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: