¹⁷ A wicked messenger ·brings nothing but trouble [or will fall into evil],
but a ·trustworthy [reliable] ·one [envoy] ·makes everything right [^Lbrings healing].

¹³ Trustworthy messengers refresh those who send them,
like the coolness of snow ·in the summertime [^Lat harvest time].

⁶ Sending a message by a foolish person
is like cutting off your feet or drinking ·poison [^Lviolence].