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22 He who finds a wife finds a good thing,
    and obtains favor from the Lord.
23 The poor use entreaties,
    but the rich answer roughly.
24 There are[a] friends who pretend to be friends,[b]
    but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

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Footnotes

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

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