Proverbs 25:14-20

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.

¹⁸A maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow, Is the man testifying against his neighbour a false testimony.

¹⁹A bad tooth, and a tottering foot, Is the confidence of the treacherous in a day of adversity.

²⁰Whoso is taking away a garment in a cold day, Is as vinegar on nitre, And a singer of songs on a sad heart.