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² Let another praise you, and not your own mouth—
a stranger, and not your own lips.^(C1)

³ A stone is heavy and sand, a burden,
but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.

⁴ Fury is cruel, and anger a flood,
but who can withstand jealousy?^(C1)

⁵ Better an open reprimand
than concealed love.^(C1)

⁶ The wounds of a friend are trustworthy,^(C1)
but the kisses of an enemy are excessive.^(C2)

⁷ A person who is full tramples on a honeycomb,^(C1)
but to a hungry person, any bitter thing is sweet.

⁸ Anyone wandering from his home
is like a bird wandering from its nest.^(C1)

⁹ Oil^(C1) and incense bring joy to the heart,
and the sweetness of a friend is better than self-counsel.^(F1)

¹⁰ Don’t abandon your friend or your father’s friend,^(C1)
and don’t go to your brother’s house
in your time of calamity;
better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.^(C2)

¹¹ Be wise, my son, and bring my heart joy,^(C1)
so that I can answer anyone who taunts me.^(C2)

¹² A sensible person sees danger and takes cover;
the inexperienced keep going and are punished.^(C1)

¹³ Take his garment,
for he has put up security for a stranger;
get collateral if it is for foreigners.^(F1)(C1)

¹⁴ If one blesses his neighbor
with a loud voice early in the morning,
it will be counted as a curse to him.

¹⁵ An endless dripping on a rainy day
and a nagging wife are alike;^(C1)16 the one who controls her controls the wind
and grasps oil with his right hand.

¹⁷ Iron sharpens iron,
and one person sharpens another.^(F1)

¹⁸ Whoever tends a fig tree^(C1) will eat its fruit,^(C2)
and whoever looks after his master will be honored.

¹⁹ As water reflects the face,
so the heart reflects the person.

²⁰ Sheol and Abaddon^(C1) are never satisfied,^(C2)
and people’s eyes are never satisfied.^(C3)

²¹ A crucible refines silver, a smelter refines gold,
and a person refines his praise.^(C1)

²² Though you grind a fool
in a mortar with a pestle along with grain,
you will not separate his foolishness from him.^(C1)

²³ Know well the condition of your flock,^(C1)
and pay attention to your herds,²⁴ for wealth is not forever;^(C1)
not even a crown lasts for all time.²⁵ When hay is removed and new growth appears
and the grain from the hills is gathered in,²⁶ lambs will provide your clothing,
and goats, the price of a field;²⁷ there will be enough goat’s milk for your food—
food for your household
and nourishment for your female servants.^(C1)