³ Don’t ·ever forget kindness and truth [^Llet loyalty and faithfulness abandon you].
    ·Wear [Bind] them ·like a necklace [^Lon your neck].
    Write them on your heart as if on a tablet.

¹³ Gossips ·can’t keep [^Lgo/walk around revealing] secrets,
but a trustworthy person ·can [keeps a confidence; ^Lcovers up a word].

²² ·Those [^LDo not those…?] who make evil plans ·will be ruined [^Lwander aimlessly],
but those who plan to do good will ·be loved and trusted [receive loyalty and faithfulness].

⁶ ·Love [Loyalty] and ·truth [faithfulness] bring ·forgiveness of sin [atonement for guilt].
By ·respecting [fearing] the Lord you will avoid evil.

¹⁷ A friend loves you all the time,
and a brother ·helps in [^Lis born for a] time of trouble.

²² People ·want [desire] others to be loyal,
so it is better to be poor than to be a liar.

⁶ Many people claim to be loyal,
but it is hard to find a ·trustworthy [reliable] person.

²⁸ Loyalty and ·truth [faithfulness] ·keep a king in power [protect a king];
he ·continues to rule [supports his throne] if he is loyal.

²⁶ My son, ·pay attention [^Lgive your heart] to me,
    and ·watch closely what I do [let your eyes watch/or delight in my path].
²⁷ A prostitute is as dangerous as a deep pit,
    and an ·unfaithful wife [^Lforeign woman] is like a narrow well.
²⁸ They ambush you like robbers
    and cause many men to be unfaithful to their wives.

¹³ Trustworthy messengers refresh those who send them,
like the coolness of snow ·in the summertime [^Lat harvest time].