15 A nagging wife is like dripping that never stops on a rainy day.
16 Stopping her is like trying to stop the wind. It's like trying to grab oil with your hand.
17 As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.
18 A person who takes good care of a fig tree will eat its fruit. And a person who looks after his master will be honored.
19 When you look into water, you see a likeness of your face. When you look into your heart, you see what you are really like.
20 Death and the Grave are never satisfied. A man's eyes are never satisfied either.
21 Fire tests silver. Heat tests gold. But a man is tested by the praise he receives.