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.
16 In restraining her, he restrains wind, and his right hand will grasp oil.
17 As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.