¹² Hatred stirs up ·trouble [conflict; fights],
but love ·forgives [covers] all wrongs.

¹⁰ ·Good [Righteous] people ·take care [^Lknow the desires] of their animals,
but even the ·kindest [most compassionate] acts of the wicked are cruel.

¹⁷ It is better to eat vegetables with those who love you
than ·to eat meat [^Lan ox of the stall] with those who hate you.

⁹ ·Whoever forgives someone’s sin makes a friend [^LOne who seeks love conceals an offense],
but ·gossiping about the sin [repeating a thing] breaks up friendships.

¹⁷ A friend loves you all the time,
and a brother ·helps in [^Lis born for a] time of trouble.