23 The poor man pleads,(A)
but the rich one answers roughly.(B)

24 A man with many friends may be harmed,[a]
but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 18:24 Some LXX mss, Syr, Tg, Vg read friends must be friendly

23 The poor plead for mercy,
    but the rich answer harshly.

24 One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin,
    but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.(A)

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