⁵ Those who give false praise to their ·neighbors [or friends]
are setting a ·trap for them [trap/net for their feet].

²⁴ ·Partners of [^LThose who divide plunder with] thieves ·are their own worst enemies [^Lhate their lives/themselves].
If they ·have to testify in court [^Lhear a curse], they ·are afraid to [^Ldo not] say anything.