⁵ Open rebuke is better than hidden love!

⁶ Wounds from a friend are better than kisses from an enemy!

⁹ Friendly suggestions are as pleasant as perfume.

¹⁰ Never abandon a friend—either yours or your father’s. Then you won’t need to go to a distant relative for help in your time of need.

¹⁴ If you shout a pleasant greeting to a friend too early in the morning, he will count it as a curse!

¹⁷ A friendly discussion is as stimulating as the sparks that fly when iron strikes iron.