⁹ Whoever ^(A)covers an offense seeks love,
    but he who repeats a matter ^(B)separates close friends.

⁶ Faithful are ^(A)the wounds of a friend;
    profuse are the kisses of an enemy.

^9 (A)Oil and perfume make the heart glad,
    and the sweetness of a friend comes from his earnest counsel.^[a]
10 Do not forsake your friend and ^(B)your father's friend,
    and do not go to your brother's house in the day of your calamity.
^(C)Better is a neighbor who is near
    than a brother who is far away.