11. Be wise, my child, and make my heart glad, and I will answer him who reproaches me with a word.
12. When the clever sees danger, he hides; the simple go on and suffer.
13. Take his garment, for he gives surety to a stranger, and to an adulteress—so take his pledge.
14. He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, a curse will be reckoned to him.
15. Dripping constantly on a day of heavy rain and a woman of contention are alike.
16. In restraining her, he restrains wind, and his right hand will grasp oil.
17. As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.
18. He who tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who guards his master will be honored.