Proverbs 18:23-24

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²³The poor use entreaties,
but the rich answer roughly.
²⁴There are^[a] friends who pretend to be friends,^[b]
but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

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Proverbs 18:24 Syr Tg: Heb A man of
Proverbs 18:24 Cn Compare Syr Vg Tg: Heb to be broken

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