19 Trusting an unreliable person in a difficult timeis like a rotten tooth or a faltering foot.
20 Singing songs to a troubled heartis like taking off clothing on a cold dayor like pouring vinegar on soda.
21 If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat,and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;
22 for you will heap burning coals on his head,and the Lord will reward you.
23 The north wind produces rain,and a backbiting tongue, angry looks.
24 Better to live on the corner of a roofthan to share a house with a nagging wife.
25 Good news from a distant landis like cold water to a parched throat.