“A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.” —Proverbs 17:17
“…a brother is born for adversity; for a time of adversity, …he is born into the world for this purpose; to sympathize with his brother in distress, to relieve him, comfort and support him; and if he does not do this, when it is in his power to do it, he does not answer the end of his being born into the world. The Jewish writers understand this as showing the difference between a friend and a brother: a cordial friend loves at all times, prosperous and adverse; but a ‘brother loves when adversity is born’…” —John Gill (1697-1771)
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