Proverbs 27:7-9

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition

⁷The sated appetite spurns honey,
    but to a ravenous appetite even the bitter is sweet.
⁸Like a bird that strays from its nest
    is one who strays from home.
⁹Perfume and incense make the heart glad,
    but the soul is torn by trouble.^[a]

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Proverbs 27:9 Gk: Heb the sweetness of a friend is better than one’s own counsel

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