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

²⁴ Some^[a] friends play at friendship,^[b]
    but a true friend sticks closer than one’s sibling.^(A)

⁶ Well meant are the wounds a friend inflicts,
    but profuse are the kisses of an enemy.

⁹ Perfume and incense make the heart glad,
    but the soul is torn by trouble.^[a]

¹⁰ Do not forsake your friend or the friend of your parent;
    do not go to the house of your kindred in the day of your calamity.
Better is a neighbor who is nearby
    than kindred who are far away.^(A)