Proverbs 17:17-21

¹⁷Friends love others all the time, and relatives are able to help us when we have troubles.

¹⁸If someone borrows money from another person, it is foolish for you to promise IDM that you will pay the money back if that other person is unable to pay back the money that he borrowed.

¹⁹Those who like to sin also like to cause strife/trouble; and those who build fancy doors in their houses to show that they are very wealthy (OR, speak proudly) are inviting disaster.

²⁰Those who ◄have perverse minds/are always thinking about doing evil things► will not prosper, and disasters will happen to those who always tell lies.

²¹Children who are foolish soon cause their parents to be very sad; their parents will not be joyful at all.