9Oil and perfume rejoice the heart; So doth the sweetness of a man`s friend [that cometh] of hearty counsel.
10Thine own friend, and thy father`s friend, forsake not; And go not to thy brother`s house in the day of thy calamity: Better is a neighbor that is near than a brother far off.
11My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, That I may answer him that reproacheth me.
12A prudent man seeth the evil, [and] hideth himself; [But] the simple pass on, [and] suffer for it.
13Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge [that is surety] for a foreign woman.
14He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, It shall be counted a curse to him.
15A continual dropping in a very rainy day And a contentious woman are alike:
