¹⁴ My relatives ^(A)have failed me,
    my close ^(B)friends have forgotten me.

¹¹ My ^(A)friends and companions ^(B)stand aloof from my ^(C)plague,
    and my nearest kin ^(D)stand far off.

^5 (A)Put no trust in a neighbor;
    have no confidence in a friend;
guard ^(B)the doors of your mouth
    from her who lies in your arms;^[a]
6 for ^(C)the son treats the father with contempt,
    the daughter rises up against her mother,
the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law;
    ^(D)a man's enemies are the men of his own house.

^10 (A)For I hear many whispering.
    ^(B)Terror is on every side!
“Denounce him! ^(C)Let us denounce him!”
    say all my ^(D)close friends,
    ^(E)watching for ^(F)my fall.
“Perhaps he will be deceived;
    then ^(G)we can overcome him
    and take our revenge on him.”

²⁴ A man of many companions may come to ruin,
    but ^(A)there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.