¹⁷ A friend loves at all times,
    and a brother is born for adversity.

²² The desire of a man is his kindness,
    and a poor man is better than a liar.

⁶ Most men will proclaim everyone his own goodness,
    but who can find a faithful man?

²⁸ Mercy and truth preserve the king,
    and his throne is upheld by mercy.

²¹ He who follows after righteousness and mercy
    finds life, righteousness, and honor.

⁶ Faithful are the wounds of a friend,
    but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

¹⁰ Do not forsake your own friend or your father’s friend,
    nor go into your brother’s house in the day of your calamity;
    for better is a neighbor who is near than a brother far off.