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13 Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest
    is a faithful messenger to those who send him,
    he refreshes the spirit of his masters.

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16 If you have found honey, eat only enough for you,
    lest you be sated with it and vomit it.

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19 Trust in a faithless man in time of trouble
    is like a bad tooth or a foot that slips.
20 He who sings songs to a heavy heart
    is like one who takes off a garment on a cold day,
    and like vinegar on a wound.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 25:20 Gk: Heb lye

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