³ Let love and faithfulness^(A) never leave you;
    bind them around your neck,
    write them on the tablet of your heart.^(B)

¹³ A gossip betrays a confidence,^(A)
    but a trustworthy person keeps a secret.^(B)

²² Do not those who plot evil go astray?^(A)
    But those who plan what is good find^[a] love and faithfulness.

⁶ Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for;
    through the fear of the Lord^(A) evil is avoided.^(B)

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

²² What a person desires is unfailing love^[a];
    better to be poor than a liar.

⁶ Many claim to have unfailing love,
    but a faithful person who can find?^(A)

²⁸ Love and faithfulness keep a king safe;
    through love^(A) his throne is made secure.^(B)