My friends and neighbors will not come near me, because of my sores; even my family keeps away from me.

Some friendships do not last, but some friends are more loyal than brothers.

Don't believe your neighbor or trust your friend. Be careful what you say even to your husband or wife.

In these times sons treat their fathers like fools, daughters oppose their mothers, and young women quarrel with their mothers-in-law; your enemies are the members of your own family.

"People will hand over their own brothers to be put to death, and fathers will do the same to their children; children will turn against their parents and have them put to death.

Any advice that Ahithophel gave in those days was accepted as though it were the very word of God; both David and Absalom followed it.

If it were an enemy making fun of me, I could endure it; if it were an opponent boasting over me, I could hide myself from him.

We had intimate talks with each other and worshiped together in the Temple.

I hear everybody whispering, "Terror is everywhere! So let's report him to the authorities!" Even my close friends wait for my downfall. "Perhaps he can be tricked," they say; "then we can catch him and get revenge."

"I am not talking about all of you; I know those I have chosen. But the scripture must come true that says, 'The man who shared my food turned against me.'