# Perfume

The word "perfume" here means a desirable oil or ointment.

# make the heart rejoice

Here "the heart" represents the feelings or emotions of a person. AT: "make a person feel joyful" or "make a person glad" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# the sweetness of a friend comes from his sincere counsel

Possible meanings are 1) "sweetness" represents kindness. AT: "we recognize our friend's kindness by his counsel" or 2) "sweetness" represents what we appreciate about a person. AT: "what we appreciate about a friend is his advice" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# your brother's house

Here the word "brother" is a general reference to relatives, such as members of the same tribe, clan, or people group.

# calamity

extreme troubles and misfortune

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/incense]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/heart]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/rejoice]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/forsaken]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/brother]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/neighbor]]