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.
22 Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain,yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.
23 Know well the state of your flocks,and pay attention to your herds: