reat thy cause with thy friend, and discover not the secret to a
stranger:

25:10. Lest he insult over thee, when he hath heard it, and cease not to
upbraid thee. Grace and friendship deliver a man: keep these for
thyself, lest thou fall under reproach.

25:11. To speak a word in due time, is like apples of gold on beds of
silver.

25:12. As an earring of gold and a bright pearl, so is he that reproveth
the wise, and the obedient ear.

25:13. As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful
messenger to him that sent him, for he refresheth his soul.

25:14. As clouds, and wind, when no rain followeth, so is the man that
boasteth, and doth not fulfil his promises.

25:15. By patience a prince shall be appeased, and a soft tongue shall
break hardness.

25:16. Thou hast found honey, eat what is sufficient for thee, lest
being glutted therewith thou vomit it up.

25:17. Withdraw thy foot from the house of thy neighbour, lest having
his fill he hate thee.

25:18. A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour, is like a
dart and a sword and a sharp arrow.

25:19. To trust in an unfaithful man in the time of trouble, is like a
rotten tooth, and weary foot,

25:20. And one that looseth his garment in cold weather. As vinegar upon
nitre, so is he that singeth songs to a very evil heart. As a moth doth
by a garment, and a worm by the wood: so the sadness of a man consumeth
the heart.

25:21. If thy enemy be hungry, give him to eat: if he thirst, give him
water to drink:

25:22. For thou shalt heap hot coals upon his head, and the Lord will
reward thee.

25:23. The north wind driveth away rain, as doth a sad countenance a
backbiting tongue.

25:24. It is better to sit in a corner of the housetop: than with a
brawling woman, and in a common house.

25:25. As cold water to a thirsty soul, so are good tidings from a far
country.

25:26. A just man falling down before the wicked, is as a fountain
troubled with the foot and a corrupted spring.

25:27. As it is not good for a man to eat much honey, so he that is a
searcher of majesty shall be overwhelmed by glory.

Majesty... Viz., of God. For to search into that incomprehensible
Majesty, and to pretend to sound the depths of the wisdom of God, is
exposing our weak understanding to be blinded with an excess of light
and glory, which it cannot comprehend.

25:28. As a city that lieth open and is not compassed with walls, so is
a man that