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A friend loves at all times, And a brother is born for adversity.

A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

A person of too many friends comes to ruin, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

Faithful are the wounds of a friend, But deceitful are the kisses of an enemy.

Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

Oil and perfume make the heart glad, And a person's advice is sweet to his friend.

Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.

Do not abandon your friend or your father's friend, And do not go to your brother's house on the day of your disaster; Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother far away.

Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.