Be wise, my son,
and bring joy to my heart,
then I can answer my tormentor.
Be wise, my son,
and bring joy to my heart,
then I can answer my tormentor.
Proverbs 27:8–14
As a bird that wanders from her nest,
so is a man who wanders from his home.
Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart;
so does earnest counsel from a man’s friend.
Don’t forsake your friend and your father’s friend.
Don’t go to your brother’s house in the day of your disaster.
A neighbor who is near is better than a distant brother.
Be wise, my son,
and bring joy to my heart,
then I can answer my tormentor.
A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge;
but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
Take his garment when he puts up collateral for a stranger.
Hold it for a wayward woman!
He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning,
it will be taken as a curse by him.
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