Proverbs 17:16-18

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¹⁶ It won’t do a fool any good to try to buy wisdom,
because he doesn’t have the ability to be wise.

¹⁷ A friend loves you all the time,
and a brother ·helps in [^Lis born for a] time of trouble.

¹⁸ ·It is not wise to promise
to pay what your neighbor owes [^LA person lacks sense/heart who shakes hands in agreement, who secures a loan for a friend/neighbor].