Proverbs 27:11

A father is responsible for his son’s good behaviour. If the boy develops well, his character is proof of the father’s success.

v12 When a wise man sees danger, he stays in a safe place.

But simple people do nothing, so they suffer.

v13 If a man promises to pay a foreigner’s debt, then take his coat.

If he promises on behalf of a foreign woman, then keep his coat! Otherwise, he may never pay.

v14 A man shouts a greeting and wakes his neighbour very early in the morning.

But his angry neighbour will consider that the man is a great nuisance.

v15 A wife who argues sounds like constant rainfall.

v16 You cannot stop the wind.

You cannot grasp oil in your hand.

And you cannot stop this wife’s constant arguments.

v17 You use an iron tool to make another iron tool sharper.

So one man improves another.