4. Wrath is cruel and displeasure overwhelming, But who is able to stand before jealousy?
5. Open reproof is better than hidden love.
6. The wounds of a friend are true, But the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
7. One satisfied loathes the honeycomb, But to a hungry one any bitter food is sweet.
8. Like a bird that wanders from its nest, So is a man who wanders from his place.
9. Ointment and perfume gladden the heart, So one’s counsel is sweet to his friend.
10. Do not forsake your own friend or your father’s friend, And do not go into your brother’s house In the day of your calamity – Better is a neighbour nearby than a brother far away.
11. My son, be wise, and gladden my heart, That I might have a word for him who reproaches me.
12. A clever man foresees calamity, hides himself; The simple shall go on, they are punished.
13. Take the garment of him who is guarantor for a stranger, And for a strange woman pledge it.
14. He who greets his friend loudly early in the morning, Shall have it reckoned to him as a curse.
15. Drops that never cease on a very rainy day And a contentious woman are alike;
16. Whoever represses her represses the wind, And his right hand encounters oil.
17. Iron is sharpened by iron, And a man sharpens the face of his friend.