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

²⁴ Some friends may ruin you,
but a real friend will ·be more loyal [cling closer] than a brother.

⁶ The ·slap [bruises] of a friend can be trusted to help you,
but the kisses of an enemy are ·nothing but lies [or dangerous; Matt. 26:48–50].

⁹ The sweet smell of perfume and oils is pleasant,
and so is good advice from a friend.

¹⁰ Don’t ·forget [abandon] your friend or your parent’s friend.
    Don’t always go to your ·family for help [brother] when trouble comes.
A neighbor close by is better than a ·family [brother] far away.