¹⁷ A ^(A)friend loves at all times,
And a brother is born for adversity.

²⁴ A man of too many friends comes to ^[a]ruin,
But there is ^(A)a ^[b]friend who sticks closer than a brother.

8 “Oh that you were like a brother to me
Who nursed at my mother’s breasts.
If I found you outdoors, I would kiss you;
No one would despise me, either.