9 Oil and incense make the heart glad,and the sweetness of friends comes from their advice.
10 Don’t desert your friend or a friend of your family;don’t go to your relative’s house when disaster strikes.Better a neighbor nearby than a relative far away.
11 Be wise, my child, and make my heart glad,so I can answer those who insult me.
12 Prudent people see evil and hide;the simpleminded go right to it and get punished.
13 Take the garment of the person who secures a loan for a stranger;take his pledge for a foreigner.
14 Greeting a neighbor with a loud voice early in the morningwill be viewed as a curse.
15 The constant dripping on a rainy dayand a contentious woman are alike;