³ Let love and faithfulness^(A) never leave you;
    bind them around your neck,
    write them on the tablet of your heart.^(B)

¹³ A gossip betrays a confidence,^(A)
    but a trustworthy person keeps a secret.^(B)

²² Do not those who plot evil go astray?^(A)
    But those who plan what is good find^[a] love and faithfulness.

⁶ Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for;
    through the fear of the Lord^(A) evil is avoided.^(B)

¹⁷ A friend loves at all times,
    and a brother is born for a time of adversity.^(A)