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22 To find a wife is to find happiness,
    a favor granted by the Lord.(A)
23 The poor implore,
    but the rich answer harshly.
24 There are friends who bring ruin,
    but there are true friends more loyal than a brother.(B)

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22 He who finds a wife finds what is good(A)
    and receives favor from the Lord.(B)

23 The poor plead for mercy,
    but the rich answer harshly.

24 One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin,
    but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.(C)

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