¹⁷ A ^(A)friend loves at all times,
And a brother is born for adversity.

²⁴ A person of too many friends comes to ^[a]ruin,
But there is ^(A)a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

⁶ Faithful are the ^(A)wounds of a friend,
But ^[a]deceitful are the ^(B)kisses of an enemy.

^9 (A)Oil and perfume make the heart glad,
And a ^[a]person’s advice is sweet to his friend.

¹⁰ Do not abandon your ^(A)friend or ^(B)your father’s friend,
And do not go to your brother’s house on the day of your disaster;
Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother far away.