³ Let love and faithfulness^(A) never leave you;
    bind them around your neck,
    write them on the tablet of your heart.^(B)
4 Then you will win favor and a good name
    in the sight of God and man.^(C)

¹² Hatred stirs up conflict,
    but love covers over all wrongs.^(A)

¹⁶ A kindhearted woman gains honor,^(A)
    but ruthless men gain only wealth.

¹⁷ Those who are kind benefit themselves,
    but the cruel bring ruin on themselves.

¹⁰ The righteous care for the needs of their animals,^(A)
    but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel.

²⁵ Anxiety weighs down the heart,^(A)
    but a kind word cheers it up.

¹⁷ Better a small serving of vegetables with love
    than a fattened calf with hatred.^(A)

⁶ Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for;
    through the fear of the Lord^(A) evil is avoided.^(B)

⁵ Whoever mocks the poor^(A) shows contempt for their Maker;^(B)
    whoever gloats over disaster^(C) will not go unpunished.^(D)

⁶ Many claim to have unfailing love,
    but a faithful person who can find?^(A)