³ 
Do not let mercy and kindness and truth leave you [instead let these qualities define you];
Bind them [securely] around your neck,
Write them on the tablet of your heart.^(A)

¹³ 
He who goes about as a gossip reveals secrets,
But he who is trustworthy and faithful keeps a matter hidden.

²² 
Do they not go astray who devise evil and wander from the way of righteousness?
But kindness and truth will be to those who devise good.

⁶ 
By mercy and lovingkindness and truth [not superficial ritual] wickedness is cleansed from the heart,
And by the fear of the Lord one avoids evil.

¹⁷ 
A friend loves at all times,
And a brother is born for adversity.

²² 
That which is desirable in a man is his loyalty and unfailing love,
But it is better to be a poor man than a [wealthy] liar.

⁶ 
Many a man proclaims his own loyalty and goodness,
But who can find a faithful and trustworthy man?

²⁸ 
Loyalty and mercy, truth and faithfulness, protect the king,
And he upholds his throne by lovingkindness.