6
The wounds of a friend mean well, but the kisses of an enemy are profane.
7
An {appetite} that is sated spurns honey, but [to] an {appetite} that is ravenous, all bitterness [is] sweet.
8
Like a bird that strays from its nest, so is a man who strays from his place.
9
Perfume and incense will gladden a heart, and the pleasantness of one's friend [is] {personal advice}.
10
As for your friend and a friend of your father, do not forsake [them], and the house of your brother, do not enter on the day of your calamity. Better is a close neighbor than a distant brother.
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.
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[In] restraining her, he restrains wind, and his right hand will grasp oil.