15 A continual dropping on a rainy dayand a contentious wife are alike:
16 restraining her is like restraining the wind,or like grasping oil in his right hand.
17 Iron sharpens iron;so a man sharpens his friend’s countenance.
18 Whoever tends the fig tree shall eat its fruit.He who looks after his master shall be honored.
19 Like water reflects a face,so a man’s heart reflects the man.
20 Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied;and a man’s eyes are never satisfied.
21 The crucible is for silver,and the furnace for gold;but man is refined by his praise.