¹⁷ A friend loves at all times,
    and kinsfolk are born to share adversity.^(A)

¹⁹ An ally offended is stronger than a city;^[a]
    such quarreling is like the bars of a castle.

²⁴ Some^[a] friends play at friendship,^[b]
    but a true friend sticks closer than one’s sibling.^(A)

⁸ To get wisdom is to love oneself;
    to keep understanding is to prosper.^(A)

²⁸ Loyalty and faithfulness preserve the king,
    and his throne is upheld by righteousness.^[a](A)

¹⁷ Whoever loves pleasure will suffer want;
    whoever loves wine and oil will not be rich.

²¹ Whoever pursues righteousness and kindness
    will find life^[a] and honor.^(A)

⁵ Better is open rebuke
    than hidden love.^(A)
6 Well meant are the wounds a friend inflicts,
    but profuse are the kisses of an enemy.

⁹ Perfume and incense make the heart glad,
    but the soul is torn by trouble.^[a]
10 Do not forsake your friend or the friend of your parent;
    do not go to the house of your kindred in the day of your calamity.
Better is a neighbor who is nearby
    than kindred who are far away.^(A)