Faithful are the wounds of a friend;\par\tab But the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
Let the righteous smite me, {\i it shall be} a kindness;\par\tab And let him reprove me, {\i it shall be as} oil upon the head;\par\tab Let not my head refuse it:\par\tab For even in their wickedness shall my prayer continue.
As many as I love, I reprove and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
For they indeed for a few days chastened {\i us} as seemed good to them; but he for {\i our} profit, that {\i we} may be partakers of his holiness.
He that hideth hatred is of lying lips;\par\tab And he that uttereth a slander is a fool.
Stripes that wound cleanse away evil;\par\tab And strokes {\i reach} the innermost parts.\par
The full soul loatheth a honeycomb;\par\tab But to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
He that rebuketh a man shall afterward find more favor\par\tab Than he that flattereth with the tongue.