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

¹⁷ Those who are kind benefit themselves,
    but the cruel bring ruin on themselves.

²⁴ Gracious words are a honeycomb,^(A)
    sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.^(B)