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17 Don't visit friends too often,
or they will get tired of it
    and start hating you.
18 Telling lies about friends
    is like attacking them
with clubs and swords
    and sharp arrows.
19 A friend you can't trust
    in times of trouble
is like having a toothache
    or a sore foot.

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17 Seldom set foot in your neighbor’s house—
    too much of you, and they will hate you.

18 Like a club or a sword or a sharp arrow
    is one who gives false testimony against a neighbor.(A)
19 Like a broken tooth or a lame foot
    is reliance on the unfaithful in a time of trouble.

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