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17 The friend loves at all times[a],
    but a brother is born for adversity.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 17:17 Hebrew “time”

17 A friend is always loyal,
    and a brother is born to help in time of need.

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19 A brother who is offended is worse than a city of strength,
    and quarrels are like the bars of a fortification.

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19 An offended friend is harder to win back than a fortified city.
    Arguments separate friends like a gate locked with bars.

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