³⁰ The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
    and the wise gather lives.^[a]

²⁶ The righteous offer guidance to their neighbors,^[a]
    but the path of the wicked makes them wander.

²⁰ Even their neighbors hate the poor,
    but many love the wealthy.

²⁸ Destructive people produce conflict;
    gossips alienate close friends.

⁹ One who seeks love conceals an offense,
    but one who repeats it divides friends.

¹⁷ Friends love all the time,
    and kinsfolk are born for times of trouble.

¹⁹ An offended ally is more formidable than a city;
    such quarreling is like the bars of a castle.

²⁴ There are persons for companionship,
    but then there are friends who are more loyal than family.

⁴ Riches increase one’s friends,
    but the poor lose their friends.