¹⁴ Where no counsel is, the people fall: but where many ^[a]counselors are, there is health.

²² Without counsel, thoughts come to nought: but ^[a]in the multitude of counselors there is steadfastness.

¹⁸ Establish thy thoughts by counsel; and by counsel make war.

⁵ A wise man is strong: for a man of understanding increaseth his strength.

^6 (A)For with counsel thou shalt enterprise thy war, and in the multitude of them that can give counsel, is health.

⁹ As ointment and perfume rejoice the heart, so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.