15. By forbearance is a katzin (ruler) persuaded, and a gentle lashon breaketh the bone.
16. Hast thou found devash? Eat only as much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it out.
17. Let thy regel (foot) seldom be in thy neighbor's bais; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee.
18. An ish that beareth ed sheker (false witness) against his re'a is a club, and a cherev, and a sharp khetz (arrow).
19. Confidence in a boged in the yom tzarah is like a shen ra'ah (bad tooth), and a regel out of joint.
20. As he that taketh away a beged (garment) on a cold day, and as chometz (vinegar) upon lye, so is he that singeth shirim (songs) to a lev rah (heavy heart, i.e., depressed person).
21. If thine enemy be hungry, give him lechem to eat, and if he be thirsty, give him mayim to drink;
22. For so shalt thou heap hot coals upon his rosh, and Hashem shall reward thee.
23. The ruach tzafon (north wind) brings forth geshem; so doth a lashon seter (backbiting tongue) bring an angry countenance.
24. It is better to dwell in the corner of the gag (roof), than in a bais shared with a quarrelsome isha.
25. As cold mayim to a weary nefesh, so is good news from a far country.
26. A tzaddik who falters before the rasha is like a muddy spring, and a polluted makor (fountain).
27. It is not tov to eat much devash; so for men to seek their own kavod is not glory.
28. He that hath no rule over his own ruach is like an ir that is broken down, and without a chomah (wall).