15 With (A)patience a ruler may be persuaded,
    and a soft tongue will break a bone.
16 If you have (B)found honey, eat (C)only enough for you,
    lest you have your fill of it and vomit it.
17 Let your foot be seldom in your neighbor's house,
    lest he have his fill of you and hate you.
18 A man who (D)bears false witness against his neighbor
    is like a war club, or (E)a sword, or a sharp arrow.
19 Trusting in a treacherous man in time of trouble
    is like a bad tooth or a foot that slips.

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15 Through patience a ruler can be persuaded,(A)
    and a gentle tongue can break a bone.(B)

16 If you find honey, eat just enough—
    too much of it, and you will vomit.(C)
17 Seldom set foot in your neighbor’s house—
    too much of you, and they will hate you.

18 Like a club or a sword or a sharp arrow
    is one who gives false testimony against a neighbor.(D)
19 Like a broken tooth or a lame foot
    is reliance on the unfaithful in a time of trouble.

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