⁵ Better is reproof that is ^(A)revealed
Than love that is hidden.
⁶ Faithful are the ^(B)wounds of a friend,
But ^[a]deceitful are the ^(C)kisses of an enemy.

^9 (A)Oil and incense make the heart glad,
So counsel from the ^[a]soul is sweet to his friend.
¹⁰ Do not forsake your ^(B)friend or ^(C)your father’s friend,
And do not come to your brother’s house in the day of your disaster;
Better is one who dwells near than a brother far away.

^14 (A)He who blesses his friend with a loud voice early in the morning,
It will be counted as a curse to him.

¹⁷ Iron sharpens iron,
So one man sharpens another.