| Do not abandon your friend or your father’s friend, And do not go to your brother’s house on the day of your disaster; Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother far away. | Do not forsake your friend or a friend of your family, and do not go to your relative’s house when disaster strikes you— better a neighbor nearby than a relative far away. |
| A prudent person sees evil and hides himself; But the naive proceed, and pay the penalty. | The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty. |
| As iron sharpens iron, So one person sharpens another. | As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another. |
| As in water a face reflects the face, So the heart of a person reflects the person. | As water reflects the face, so one’s life reflects the heart. |
