⁵ Counsel in a man’s heart is deep water;^(A)
but a man of understanding draws it out.

⁶ Many a man proclaims his own loyalty,
but who can find a trustworthy man?^(B)

⁹ Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure;
I am cleansed from my sin”?^(A)

²⁹ The glory of young men is their strength,
and the splendor of old men is gray hair.^(A)