9 *[Ps. 23:5]Oil and perfume make the heart glad,

and the sweetness of a friend comes from his earnest counsel.*27:9 Or and so does the sweetness of a friend that comes from his earnest counsel

10 Do not forsake your friend and *See 1 Kgs. 12:6-8;2 Chr. 10:6-8your father’s friend,

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

*See ch. 17:17Better is a neighbor who is near

than a brother who is far away.