¹⁷ A friend loves at all times;
    and a brother is born for adversity.

¹⁹ A brother offended is more difficult than a fortified city.
    Disputes are like the bars of a fortress.

²⁴ A man of many companions may be ruined,
    but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

⁸ He who gets wisdom loves his own soul.
    He who keeps understanding shall find good.

²⁸ Love and faithfulness keep the king safe.
    His throne is sustained by love.

¹⁷ He who loves pleasure will be a poor man.
    He who loves wine and oil won’t be rich.

²¹ He who follows after righteousness and kindness
    finds life, righteousness, and honor.

⁵ Better is open rebuke
    than hidden love.
⁶ The wounds of a friend are faithful,
    although the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

⁹ Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart;
    so does earnest counsel from a man’s friend.
¹⁰ Don’t forsake your friend and your father’s friend.
    Don’t go to your brother’s house in the day of your disaster.
    A neighbor who is near is better than a distant brother.

³ Whoever loves wisdom brings joy to his father;
    but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.