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One who conceals an offense seeks love, But one who repeats a matter separates close friends.

He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.

Faithful are the wounds of a friend, But deceitful are the kisses of an enemy.

Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

Oil and perfume make the heart glad, And a person's advice is sweet to his friend.

Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.

Do not abandon your friend or your father's friend, And do not go to your brother's house on the day of your disaster; Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother far away.

Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.