Proverbs 27:7-14

English Standard Version

⁷ One who is full loathes ^(A)honey,
    but to one who is hungry everything bitter is sweet.
⁸ Like ^(B)a bird that strays from its nest
    is a man who strays from his home.
^9 (C)Oil and perfume make the heart glad,
    and the sweetness of a friend comes from his earnest counsel.^[a]
10 Do not forsake your friend and ^(D)your father's friend,
    and do not go to your brother's house in the day of your calamity.
^(E)Better is a neighbor who is near
    than a brother who is far away.
^11 (F)Be wise, ^(G)my son, and ^(H)make my heart glad,
    that I may ^(I)answer him who reproaches me.
^12 (J)The prudent sees danger and hides himself,
    but ^(K)the simple go on and suffer for it.
^13 (L)Take a man's garment when he has put up security for a stranger,
    and hold it in pledge when he puts up security for an adulteress.^[b]
14 Whoever blesses his neighbor with a loud voice,
    rising early in the morning,
    will be counted as cursing.