3  Let not ^csteadfast love and ^dfaithfulness forsake you;

^ebind them around your neck;

^fwrite them on the tablet of your heart.

13  Whoever ^rgoes about slandering reveals secrets,

but he who is trustworthy in spirit keeps a thing covered.

22  Do they not go astray who ⁱdevise evil?

Those who devise good meet^{1 j}steadfast love and faithfulness.

6  By ^tsteadfast love and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for,

and by ^uthe fear of the Lord one ^vturns away from evil.

17  ^kA friend loves at all times,

and a brother is born for adversity.

22  What is desired in a man is steadfast love,

and a poor man is better than a liar.

6  Many a man ^hproclaims his own steadfast love,

but ⁱa faithful man who can find?

28  ^uSteadfast love and faithfulness preserve the king,

and by steadfast love his ^vthrone is upheld.

26  My son, give me your heart,

and let your eyes observe¹ my ways.

27  For a prostitute is ^ha deep pit;

ⁱan adulteress² is a narrow ^jwell.

28  ^kShe lies in wait like a robber

and increases the traitors among mankind.

13  Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest

is ^ba faithful messenger to those who send him;

he refreshes the soul of his masters.

19  Trusting in a treacherous man in time of trouble

is like a bad tooth or a foot that slips.

20  A faithful man will abound with blessings,

but whoever hastens to be rich ^jwill not go unpunished.