³⁰ ·A good person gives life to others [^LThe fruit of the righteous is the tree of life];
the wise person ·teaches others how to live [gathers lives/souls].

²⁶ ·Good [Righteous] people ·take advice from their friends [or show the way to their friends/neighbors],
but ·an evil person is easily led to do wrong [or the path of the evil person makes them wander].

²⁰ The poor are ·rejected [hated], even by their neighbors,
but the rich have many friends [^Cperhaps an ironic reference to fair-weather friends].

²⁸ A ·useless [perverse] person causes ·trouble [conflicts],
and a gossip ruins close friendships.

⁹ ·Whoever forgives someone’s sin makes a friend [^LOne who seeks love conceals an offense],
but ·gossiping about the sin [repeating a thing] breaks up friendships.

¹⁷ A friend loves you all the time,
and a brother ·helps in [^Lis born for a] time of trouble.

¹⁹ A brother who has been ·insulted [offended] is harder to win back than a walled city,
and arguments separate people like the barred gates of a palace.

²⁴ Some friends may ruin you,
but a real friend will ·be more loyal [cling closer] than a brother.

⁴ Wealthy people are always finding more friends,
but the poor lose all theirs.