⁴ Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”
    and call insight your intimate friend,

^17 (A)I love those who love me,
    and ^(B)those who seek me diligently find me.

²¹ granting an inheritance to those who love me,
    and filling their treasuries.

^8 (A)Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you;
    ^(B)reprove a wise man, and he will love you.

¹² Hatred stirs up strife,
    but ^(A)love covers all offenses.

^24 (A)Whoever spares the rod hates his son,
    but he who loves him is diligent to discipline him.^[a]

²² Do they not go astray who ^(A)devise evil?
    Those who devise good meet^{[a] (B)}steadfast love and faithfulness.

⁹ The way of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
    but he loves him ^(A)who pursues righteousness.

^17 (A)Better is a dinner of herbs where love is
    than ^(B)a fattened ox and hatred with it.