He who concealsa transgressionseekslove,But he who repeatsa matterseparatesintimatefriends.
Hatredstirsup strife,But lovecoversalltransgressions.
Aboveall,keepferventin your lovefor one another,becauselovecoversa multitudeof sins.
A perversemanspreadsstrife,And a slandererseparatesintimatefriends.
How blessedis he whose transgressionis forgiven,Whose sinis covered!
Loveis patient,loveis kind[and] is not jealous;lovedoes not brag[and] is not arrogant,
let him knowthat he who turnsa sinnerfrom the errorof his waywill savehis soulfrom deathand will covera multitudeof sins.
A rebukegoesdeeperinto one who hasunderstandingThana hundredblowsinto a fool.
