22 A man who finds a wife finds a good thing(A)
and obtains favor from the Lord.(B)

23 The poor person pleads,(C)
but the rich one answers roughly.(D)

24 One with many friends may be harmed,[a]
but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. 18:24 Some LXX mss, Syr, Tg, Vg read friends must be friendly

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