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

¹⁹ A brother offended is more unyielding than a strong city,
    and quarreling is like the bars of a castle.

²⁴ A man of many companions may come to ruin,
    but ^(A)there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

^8 (A)Whoever gets sense loves his own soul;
    he who keeps understanding will ^(B)discover good.

^28 (A)Steadfast love and faithfulness preserve the king,
    and by steadfast love his ^(B)throne is upheld.

¹⁷ Whoever loves pleasure will be a poor man;
    he who loves wine and oil will not be rich.

²¹ Whoever ^(A)pursues righteousness and kindness
    will find ^(B)life, righteousness, and honor.

^5 (A)Better is open rebuke
    than hidden love.
⁶ Faithful are ^(B)the wounds of a friend;
    profuse are the kisses of an enemy.

^9 (A)Oil and perfume make the heart glad,
    and the sweetness of a friend comes from his earnest counsel.^[a]
10 Do not forsake your friend and ^(B)your father's friend,
    and do not go to your brother's house in the day of your calamity.
^(C)Better is a neighbor who is near
    than a brother who is far away.