^{9 Ref} Have a talk with your neighbour himself about your cause, but do not give away the secret of another:

^{10 Ref} Or your hearer may say evil of you, and your shame will not be turned away.

^{11 Ref} A word at the right time is like apples of gold in a network of silver.

^{12 Ref} Like a nose-ring of gold and an ornament of the best gold, is a wise man who says sharp words to an ear ready to give attention.

^{13 Ref} As the cold of snow in the time of grain-cutting, so is a true servant to those who send him; for he gives new life to the soul of his master.