Friends

A gentle word makes many friends;an agreeable tongue

calls forth gracious replies. Let your friends be many,but
your counselor one thousand! If you gain a friend,begin by
testing him and do not put your confidence in him/her too
quickly. For there is the friend who is such when it suits
him/her, but he/she does not remain faithful in the time of
your time of your adversity.There is the friend who became
a enemy and, to your confusion, makes known why you
quarreled. There is a friend who shares your tables but does
not remain faithful when things go against you. In times of
prosperity, he will be like your shadow, and he will speak
freely to those of your household. But if you are
humiliated, he/she will turn against you and will avoid
meeting you. Distance yourself from your enemies and be
careful about your friends. The faithful friend is a secure
refuge; whoever has found one has found a treasure. A
faithful friend is beyond all price; hold him as priceless. A
faithful friend is a life-saving remedy, and those who fear
the Lord will find one. Whoever fears the Lord will make
true friends;for as a man is;such will his friends be.