²⁷ Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,
    when it is in your power to act.
²⁸ Do not say to your neighbor,
    “Come back tomorrow and I’ll give it to you”—
    when you already have it with you.^(A)
29 Do not plot harm against your neighbor,
    who lives trustfully near you.^(B)

²¹ It is a sin to despise one’s neighbor,^(A)
    but blessed is the one who is kind to the needy.^(B)

¹⁷ Seldom set foot in your neighbor’s house—
    too much of you, and they will hate you.

¹⁴ If anyone loudly blesses their neighbor early in the morning,
    it will be taken as a curse.

²⁰ Like one who takes away a garment on a cold day,
    or like vinegar poured on a wound,
    is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.

¹² Whoever derides their neighbor has no sense,^(A)
    but the one who has understanding holds their tongue.^(B)

¹⁸ Like a maniac shooting
    flaming arrows of death
¹⁹ is one who deceives their neighbor
    and says, “I was only joking!”

¹⁰ The wicked crave evil;
    their neighbors get no mercy from them.

²⁸ A perverse person stirs up conflict,^(A)
    and a gossip separates close friends.^(B)

⁹ Whoever would foster love covers over an offense,^(A)
    but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.^(B)