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An open rebuke
    is better than hidden love!

Wounds from a sincere friend
    are better than many kisses from an enemy.

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Open rebuke is better than hidden love!

Wounds from a friend are better than kisses from an enemy!

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The heartfelt counsel of a friend
    is as sweet as perfume and incense.

10 Never abandon a friend—
    either yours or your father’s.
When disaster strikes, you won’t have to ask your brother for assistance.
    It’s better to go to a neighbor than to a brother who lives far away.

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Friendly suggestions are as pleasant as perfume.

10 Never abandon a friend—either yours or your father’s. Then you won’t need to go to a distant relative for help in your time of need.

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14 A loud and cheerful greeting early in the morning
    will be taken as a curse!

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14 If you shout a pleasant greeting to a friend too early in the morning, he will count it as a curse!

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17 As iron sharpens iron,
    so a friend sharpens a friend.

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17 A friendly discussion is as stimulating as the sparks that fly when iron strikes iron.

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