²² What is desirable in a man is his lovingkindness,
And better is a poor man than a man of falsehood.

⁶ Many a man will ^(A)call out his own lovingkindness,
But a ^(B)faithful man, who can find?

²⁸ Lovingkindness and ^(A)truth will guard the king,
And he upholds his throne by lovingkindness.

²¹ He who ^(A)pursues righteousness and lovingkindness
Finds life, righteousness, and glory.

⁶ Faithful are the ^(A)wounds of a friend,
But ^[a]deceitful are the ^(B)kisses of an enemy.

¹⁰ Do not forsake your ^(A)friend or ^(B)your father’s friend,
And do not come to your brother’s house in the day of your disaster;
Better is one who dwells near than a brother far away.