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The blows given by a friend[a] are well meant,
    but the kisses of an enemy are filled with deceit.
One whose appetite is sated refuses honey,
    but to the man who is hungry even bitter food tastes sweet.
Like a bird that strays from its nest
    is anyone who is far away from home.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 27:6 The blows given by a friend: these are termed a “kindness” in Ps 141:5. Kisses of an enemy: see Mt 26:49.