¹⁴ Without guidance, a people will fall,
but with many counselors there is deliverance.^(A)

¹⁴ Without guidance, a people will fall,
but with many counselors there is deliverance.^(A)

²² Plans fail when there is no counsel,
but with many advisers they succeed.^(A)

²⁰ Listen to counsel and receive instruction
so that you may be wise later in life.^[a](A)

²¹ Many plans are in a person’s heart,
but the Lord’s decree will prevail.^(B)

¹⁸ Finalize plans with counsel,^(A)
and wage war with sound guidance.^(B)

⁹ Oil^(A) and incense bring joy to the heart,
and the sweetness of a friend is better than self-counsel.^[a]

¹² If a ruler listens to lies,^(A)
all his officials will be wicked.