9 Perfume and incense bring joy to your heart. And a friend is sweeter when he gives you honest advice.
10 Don't desert your friend or your father's friend. And don't go to your family when trouble strikes you. A neighbor nearby is better than a family member far away.
11 My child, be wise and bring joy to my heart. Then I can answer anyone who makes fun of me.
12 Wise people see danger and go to a safe place. But childish people keep on going and suffer for it.
13 Take the coat of one who puts up money for what a stranger owes. Hold it until you get paid back if he does it for a woman who commits adultery.
14 Suppose you loudly bless your neighbor early in the morning. Then you might as well be calling down a curse on him.
15 A nagging wife is like dripping that never stops on a rainy day.