³ Let not kindness and truth forsake thee:
Bind them about thy neck;
Write them upon the tablet of thy heart:

¹⁷ The merciful man doeth good to his own soul;
But he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.

²⁴ Pleasant words are as a honeycomb,
Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

²⁵ When he speaketh fair, believe him not;
For there are seven abominations in his heart:

⁸ He that augmenteth his substance by interest and increase,
Gathereth it for him that hath pity on the poor.

²⁶ She openeth her mouth with wisdom;
And the ^[a]law of kindness is on her tongue.