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 As 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.
