Do not forsake your friend and your father’s friend, and do not enter your brother’s house in the day of your disaster; a neighbor nearby is better than a brother far away.

The one who is slack in his work is a brother to one who destroys.

A person who has friends may be harmed by them, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

A friend loves at all times, and a relative is born to help in adversity.

A relative offended is harder to reach than a strong city, and disputes are like the barred gates of a fortified citadel.

A servant who acts wisely will rule over an heir who behaves shamefully, and will share the inheritance along with the relatives.

a false witness who pours out lies, and a person who spreads discord among family members.

All the relatives of a poor person hate him; how much more do his friends avoid him – he pursues them with words, but they do not respond.

Join with us! We will all share equally in what we steal.”