³⁰ The fruit that godly people bear is like a tree of life.
    And those who are wise save lives.

²⁶ Godly people are careful about the friends they choose.
    But the way of sinners leads them down the wrong path.

²⁰ Poor people are avoided even by their neighbors.
    But rich people have many friends.

²⁸ A twisted person stirs up conflict.
    Anyone who talks about others separates close friends.

⁹ Whoever wants to show love forgives a wrong.
    But those who talk about it separate close friends.

¹⁷ A friend loves at all times.
    They are there to help when trouble comes.

¹⁹ A broken friendship is harder to handle than a city with high walls around it.
    And arguing is like the locked gates of a mighty city.

²⁴ A person with unfaithful friends soon comes to ruin.
    But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

⁴ Wealth brings many friends.
    But even the closest friend of a poor person abandons them.