¹⁴ Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam;
    so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.^(A)

¹⁷ Seldom set foot in your neighbor’s house—
    too much of you, and they will hate you.

⁵ Better is open rebuke
    than hidden love.

⁶ Wounds from a friend can be trusted,
    but an enemy multiplies kisses.^(A)

¹⁹ Like a broken tooth or a lame foot
    is reliance on the unfaithful in a time of trouble.
²⁰ Like one who takes away a garment on a cold day,
    or like vinegar poured on a wound,
    is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.

¹⁸ Like a maniac shooting
    flaming arrows of death
¹⁹ is one who deceives their neighbor
    and says, “I was only joking!”

¹⁷ As iron sharpens iron,
    so one person sharpens another.