¹³ A gossip goes around revealing a secret,
but a trustworthy person keeps a confidence.^(A)

²² Don’t those who plan evil go astray?^(A)
But those who plan good find loyalty and faithfulness.^(B)

⁶ Iniquity is atoned for by loyalty and faithfulness,^(A)
and one turns from evil by the fear of the Lord.^(B)

¹⁷ A friend loves at all times,^(A)
and a brother is born for a difficult time.

²² What is desirable in a person is his fidelity;
better to be a poor person than a liar.^(A)

⁶ Many a person proclaims his own loyalty,
but who can find a trustworthy person?^(A)

²⁸ Loyalty and faithfulness guard a king;
through loyalty he maintains his throne.

²⁶ My son, give me your heart,
and let your eyes observe my ways.
²⁷ For a prostitute is a deep pit,^(A)
and a wayward woman is a narrow well;
²⁸ indeed, she sets an ambush like a robber^(B)
and increases the number of unfaithful people.

¹³ To those who send him, a trustworthy envoy
is like the coolness of snow on a harvest day;
he refreshes the life of his masters.^(A)