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There are friends who turn into enemies, and they will reveal your disgraceful arguments.
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There are friends who are companions at your table, but they won't stay during hard times.
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They will act as if your belongings are theirs, and they will be bold toward your household slaves.
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If you are brought low, they will be against you, and they will abandon you.
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Stay away from your enemies, and be careful with your friends.
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Trustworthy friends are a strong shelter; whoever finds one has found a treasure.
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Trustworthy friends have no price, and no one can estimate their worth.
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Trustworthy friends are life's medicine, and those who fear the Lord will find them.
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Those who fear the Lord will direct their friendships well, because they will associate with people of like mind.
Submission to Wisdom
18 My child, from your youth welcome education, and you will continue to discover Wisdom until you are gray-haired.
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Approach her like one who plows and one who sows, and wait for her good fruits. When cultivating her, you will labor a little, but you will eat her produce soon.