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

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17 A friend loves at all times,
    and kinsfolk are born to share adversity.(A)

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

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19 An ally offended is stronger than a city;[a]
    such quarreling is like the bars of a castle.

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Footnotes

  1. 18.19 Gk Syr Vg Tg: Meaning of Heb uncertain