15. By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
16. Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled with it, and vomit it.
17. Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbor's house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee.
18. A man that beareth false witness against his neighbor is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
19. Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.