¹⁴ Without wise leadership, a nation falls;
    there is safety in having many advisers.

²² Plans go wrong for lack of advice;
    many advisers bring success.

¹⁸ Plans succeed through good counsel;
    don’t go to war without wise advice.

⁵ The wise are mightier than the strong,^[a]
    and those with knowledge grow stronger and stronger.
⁶ So don’t go to war without wise guidance;
    victory depends on having many advisers.

⁹ The heartfelt counsel of a friend
    is as sweet as perfume and incense.