⁵ Though good advice lies deep within the heart,
    a person with understanding will draw it out.

¹⁸ Plans succeed through good counsel;
    don’t go to war without wise advice.

⁹ Don’t waste your breath on fools,
    for they will despise the wisest advice.

⁹ The heartfelt counsel of a friend
    is as sweet as perfume and incense.