8 Go not forth hastily to strive, Lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, When thy neighbor hath put thee to shame.
9 Debate thy cause with thy neighbor himself, And disclose not the secret of another;
10 Lest he that heareth it revile thee, And thine infamy turn not away.
11 A word fitly spoken Is like apples of gold in network of silver.
12 As an ear-ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, So is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
13 As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, So is a faithful messenger to them that send him; For he refresheth the soul of his masters.
14 As clouds and wind without rain, So is he that boasteth himself of his gifts falsely.