23 The (A)poor man utters supplications,
But the (B)rich man (C)answers roughly.
24 A man of too many friends comes to [a]ruin,
But there is (D)a [b]friend who sticks closer than a brother.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 18:24 Lit be broken in pieces
  2. Proverbs 18:24 Or lover

23 The poor plead for mercy,
    but the rich answer harshly.

24 One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin,
    but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.(A)

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