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Like (A)a bird that strays from its nest
    is a man who strays from his home.
(B)Oil and perfume make the heart glad,
    and the sweetness of a friend comes from his earnest counsel.[a]
10 Do not forsake your friend and (C)your father's friend,
    and do not go to your brother's house in the day of your calamity.
(D)Better is a neighbour who is near
    than a brother who is far away.

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  1. Proverbs 27:9 Or and so does the sweetness of a friend that comes from his earnest counsel