Proverbs 25:13-17

¹³As a vessel of snow in a day of harvest, So is a faithful ambassador to those sending him, And the soul of his masters he refresheth.

¹⁴Clouds and wind, and rain there is none, Is a man boasting himself in a false gift.

¹⁵By long-suffering is a ruler persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh a bone.

¹⁶Honey thou hast found — eat thy sufficiency, Lest thou be satiated with it, and hast vomited it.

¹⁷Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house, Lest he be satiated with thee, and have hated thee.