³² Such wicked people are detestable to the Lord,
    but he offers his friendship to the godly.

³⁰ The seeds of good deeds become a tree of life;
    a wise person wins friends.^[a]

²⁶ The godly give good advice to their friends;^[a]
    the wicked lead them astray.

²⁰ The poor are despised even by their neighbors,
    while the rich have many “friends.”

²⁸ A troublemaker plants seeds of strife;
    gossip separates the best of friends.

⁹ Love prospers when a fault is forgiven,
    but dwelling on it separates close friends.

¹⁷ A friend is always loyal,
    and a brother is born to help in time of need.

¹⁹ An offended friend is harder to win back than a fortified city.
    Arguments separate friends like a gate locked with bars.

²⁴ There are “friends” who destroy each other,
    but a real friend sticks closer than a brother.

⁴ Wealth makes many “friends”;
    poverty drives them all away.