| Do not forsake your friend and your father's friend, and do not go to your brother's house in the day of your calamity. Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother who is far away. | Do not forsake your friend or the friend of your father, and do not run to your brother’s house when troubles befall you; far better is a friend nearby than a brother who is far away. |
| The prudent sees danger and hides himself, but the simple go on and suffer for it. | The prudent man perceives danger and seeks shelter, while the simple continue forward and pay the penalty. |
| Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another. | As iron sharpens iron, so a man sharpens the wits of his neighbor. |
| As in water face reflects face, so the heart of man reflects the man. | Just as water reflects one’s face, so does one human heart reflect another. |
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This God—his way is perfect;the word of the Lord proves true;
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