⁵ Being warned openly is better
    than being loved in secret.

⁶ Wounds from a friend can be trusted.
    But an enemy kisses you many times.

⁹ Perfume and incense bring joy to your heart.
    And the sweetness of a friend comes from their honest advice.

¹⁰ Don’t desert your friend or a friend of your family.
    And don’t go to your relative’s house when trouble strikes you.
    A neighbor nearby is better than a relative far away.

¹⁴ Suppose you loudly bless your neighbor early in the morning.
    Then you might as well be cursing him.

¹⁷ As iron sharpens iron,
    so one person sharpens another.