5  cBetter is open rebuke

than hidden love.

6  Faithful are dthe wounds of a friend;

profuse are the kisses of an enemy.

7  One who is full loathes ehoney,

but to one who is hungry everything bitter is sweet.

8  Like fa bird that strays from its nest

is a man who strays from his home.

9  gOil and perfume make the heart glad,

and the sweetness of a friend comes from his earnest counsel.1

10  Do not forsake your friend and hyour father’s friend,

and do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity.

iBetter is a neighbor who is near

than a brother who is far away.

11  jBe wise, kmy son, and lmake my heart glad,

that I may manswer him who reproaches me.

12  nThe prudent sees danger and hides himself,

but othe simple go on and suffer for it.

13  pTake a man’s garment when he has put up security for a stranger,

and hold it in pledge when he puts up security for an adulteress.2

14  Whoever blesses his neighbor with a loud voice,

rising early in the morning,

will be counted as cursing.