Proverbs 27:9-11

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^9 (A)Oil and perfume make the heart glad,
    and the sweetness of a friend comes from his earnest counsel.^[a]
10 Do not forsake your friend and ^(B)your father's friend,
    and do not go to your brother's house in the day of your calamity.
^(C)Better is a neighbor who is near
    than a brother who is far away.
^11 (D)Be wise, ^(E)my son, and ^(F)make my heart glad,
    that I may ^(G)answer him who reproaches me.