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10 Do not forsake your friend, or your father’s friend,
nor go to your brother’s house in the day of your disaster—
better a neighbor nearby than a brother far off.

11 Be wise, my son, make my heart glad,
so I may answer anyone who taunts me.

12 The prudent see danger and hide,
but the naïve keep going and pay the penalty.

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