11. My child, be wise and bring joy to my heart. Then I can answer anyone who makes fun of me.
12. Wise people see danger and go to a safe place. But childish people keep on going and suffer for it.
13. Take the coat of one who puts up money for what a stranger owes. Hold it until you get paid back if he does it for a woman who commits adultery.
14. Suppose you loudly bless your neighbor early in the morning. Then you might as well be calling down a curse on him.
15. A nagging wife is like dripping that never stops on a rainy day.
16. Stopping her is like trying to stop the wind. It's like trying to grab oil with your hand.
17. As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.
18. A person who takes good care of a fig tree will eat its fruit. And a person who looks after his master will be honored.
19. When you look into water, you see a likeness of your face. When you look into your heart, you see what you are really like.
20. Death and the Grave are never satisfied. A man's eyes are never satisfied either.
21. Fire tests silver. Heat tests gold. But a man is tested by the praise he receives.
22. You can grind a foolish person in a mill. You can grind him as you would grind grain with a tool. But you can't remove his foolishness from him.
23. Be sure you know how your flocks are doing. Pay careful attention to your herds.
24. Riches don't last forever. And a crown is not secure for all time to come.
25. The hay is removed, and new growth appears. The grass from the hills is gathered in.
26. Then your lambs will provide you with clothes. And the money from selling your goats will buy you a field.