8
As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so [is] a man that wandereth from his place.
9
Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so [doth] the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.
10
Thy own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: [for] better [is] a neighbor [that is] near, than a brother far off.
11
My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.
12
A prudent [man] foreseeth the evil, [and] hideth himself; [but] the simple pass on, [and] are punished.
13
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
14
He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.
15
A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.
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Whoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand [which] bewrayeth [itself].
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Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
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He that keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit of it: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honored.