³ Don’t let love and truth ever leave you.
    Tie them around your neck.
    Write them on the tablet of your heart.

¹⁷ Those who are kind benefit themselves.
    But mean people bring ruin on themselves.

²⁴ Kind words are like honey.
    They are sweet to the spirit and bring healing to the body.

⁸ Someone might get rich by taking interest or profit from poor people.
    But that person only piles up wealth for someone who will be kind to poor people.