⁵ Better is ^(A)open rebuke
Than love that is concealed.
⁶ Faithful are the ^(B)wounds of a friend,
But ^[a]deceitful are the ^(C)kisses of an enemy.

^9 (A)Oil and perfume make the heart glad,
And a ^[a]person’s advice is sweet to his friend.
¹⁰ Do not abandon your ^(B)friend or ^(C)your father’s friend,
And do not go to your brother’s house on the day of your disaster;
Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother far away.

^14 (A)One who blesses his friend with a loud voice early in the morning,
It will be considered a curse to him.

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