20. For like a man who destroys his friend, so also is he who destroys the friendship of his neighbor.
21. And like someone releasing a bird from his hand, so have you abandoned your neighbor, and you will not obtain him again.
22. You should no longer seek him, for he is now far away; he has fled like a roe-deer from a snare. For his soul has been wounded.
23. You will no longer be able to bind his wound. For there may be a reconciliation from cursing.