12 A ring of gold, and an ornament of pure gold, 'Is' the wise reprover to an attentive ear.
13 As a vessel of snow in a day of harvest, 'So is' a faithful ambassador to those sending him, And the soul of his masters he refresheth.
14 Clouds and wind, and rain there is none, 'Is' a man boasting himself in a false gift.
15 By long-suffering is a ruler persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh a bone.
16 Honey thou hast found -- eat thy sufficiency, Lest thou be satiated 'with' it, and hast vomited it.
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