²⁶ The righteous offer guidance to their neighbors,^[a]
    but the path of the wicked makes them wander.

²⁰ Walk with wise people and become wise;
    befriend fools and get in trouble.

⁷ Stay away from fools,
    for you won’t learn wise speech there.

¹⁷ Friends love all the time,
    and kinsfolk are born for times of trouble.

²⁴ There are persons for companionship,
    but then there are friends who are more loyal than family.

24 Don’t envy evil people,
    and don’t long to be with them.
² Their hearts are focused on violence,
    and their lips speak of trouble.

¹⁶ If you find honey, eat just the right amount;
    otherwise, you’ll get full and vomit it up.
¹⁷ Don’t spend too much time in your neighbor’s house.
    Otherwise, they’ll get fed up with you and hate you.

⁸ Like a bird wandering from its nest,
    so is one who wanders from home.
⁹ Oil and incense make the heart glad,
    and the sweetness of friends comes from their advice.^[a]
10 Don’t desert your friend or a friend of your family;
    don’t go to your relative’s house when disaster strikes.
    Better a neighbor nearby than a relative far away.

²⁴ Those who share plunder with thieves hate themselves;
    even under oath, they don’t testify.