| Do not forsake your own friend or your father’s friend, Nor go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity; Better is a neighbor nearby than a brother far away. | 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. |
| A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself; The simple pass on and are punished. | The prudent sees danger and hides himself, but the simple go on and suffer for it. |
| As iron sharpens iron, So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend. | Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another. |
| As in water face reflects face, So a man’s heart reveals the man. | As in water face reflects face, so the heart of man reflects the man. |
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