²⁶ The righteous choose their friends carefully,
    but the way of the wicked leads them astray.^(A)

²⁰ Walk with the wise and become wise,
    for a companion of fools suffers harm.^(A)

¹² There is a way that appears to be right,^(A)
    but in the end it leads to death.^(B)

²⁸ A perverse person stirs up conflict,^(A)
    and a gossip separates close friends.^(B)

⁹ Whoever would foster love covers over an offense,^(A)
    but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.^(B)