²³As surely as a north wind brings rain,so a gossiping tongue causes anger!
²⁴It’s better to live alone in the corner of an atticthan with a quarrelsome wife in a lovely home.
²⁵Good news from far awayis like cold water to the thirsty.
²⁶If the godly give in to the wicked,it’s like polluting a fountain or muddying a spring.
²⁷It’s not good to eat too much honey,and it’s not good to seek honors for yourself.
²⁸A person without self-controlis like a city with broken-down walls.