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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.

Perfume and incense make the heart glad,
    but the sweetness of a friend is a fragrant forest.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 27:9 Or “is sincere advice.”

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