⁴ Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”
    and call insight your intimate friend,
⁵ that they may keep you from the loose woman,^[a]
    from the adulteress^[b] with her smooth words.^(A)

²⁸ A lying tongue hates its victims,
    and a flattering mouth works ruin.^(A)

²³ Whoever rebukes a person will afterward find more favor
    than one who flatters with the tongue.^(A)

⁵ Whoever flatters a neighbor
    is spreading a net for the neighbor’s feet.