My friends and my neighbors drew near before me, and stood sill; and my nearest of kin stood afar off.

[This translation omits this verse.]

Trust not in friends, and confide not in guides: beware of your wife, so as not to commit anything to her.

For the son dishonors his father, the daughter will rise up against her mother, the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law: those in his house [shall be] all a man's enemies.

Now brother will hand over brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents, and put them to death.

And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counseled in former days, [was] as if one should inquire of the word of God: so [was] all the counsel of Ahithophel both to David and also to Absalom.

For if an enemy had reproached me, I would have endured it; and if one who hated [me] had spoken vauntingly against me, I would have hid myself from him.

who in companionship with me sweetened [our] food; we walked in the house of God in concord.

For I have heard the reproach of many gathering round, [saying], Conspire, and let us conspire together against him, [even] all his friends. Watch his intentions, if perhaps he shall be deceived, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall be avenged on him.

I do not speak concerning all of you. I know [those] whom I chose; but that the Scripture may be fulfilled, 'He who eats bread with Me has lifted up his heel against Me.'