⁸ Like a bird that flees its nest^(A)
    is anyone who flees from home.

⁹ Perfume^(B) and incense bring joy to the heart,
    and the pleasantness of a friend
    springs from their heartfelt advice.

¹⁰ Do not forsake your friend or a friend of your family,
    and do not go to your relative’s house when disaster^(C) strikes you—
    better a neighbor nearby than a relative far away.

²⁴ The accomplices of thieves are their own enemies;
    they are put under oath and dare not testify.^(A)

¹⁷ The highway of the upright avoids evil;
    those who guard their ways preserve their lives.^(A)

³ The prudent see danger and take refuge,^(A)
    but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.^(B)

⁵ In the paths of the wicked are snares and pitfalls,^(A)
    but those who would preserve their life stay far from them.