The best of them is like a brier;(A)
the most upright is worse than a hedge of thorns.(B)
The day of your watchmen,
the day of your punishment, is coming;(C)
at this time their panic is here.(D)
Do not rely on a friend;(E)
don’t trust in a close companion.
Seal your mouth
from the woman who lies in your arms.
Surely a son considers his father a fool,(F)
a daughter opposes her mother,
and a daughter-in-law is against her mother-in-law;
a man’s enemies are the men of his own household.

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