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Wounds made by a friend are intended to help,
    but an enemy’s kisses are too much to bear.[a]
One who is full despises honey,
    but to one who is hungry,
        even bitter food tastes sweet.
Like a bird wandering from its nest,
    so is a husband wandering from his home.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 27:6 Hebrew meaning of “are too much to bear” uncertain.

Wounds from a friend can be trusted,
    but an enemy multiplies kisses.(A)

One who is full loathes honey from the comb,
    but to the hungry even what is bitter tastes sweet.

Like a bird that flees its nest(B)
    is anyone who flees from home.

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