(箴言 19:4)
“財物使朋友增多．但窮人朋友遠離。”
「財物」在希伯來文中，不單指金錢，是指所有的「資源」。當一個人擁有許多資源的時候，朋友就增多了。這個「朋友增多」當然是複數，是隨着時間不斷增加、不斷增加、不斷增加。一直增加，不是說「他有很多朋友」那麼簡單，而是「他的朋友越來越多」。
那麼沒有資源的話會怎樣？「但窮人就朋友遠離」。這個「窮」不單指他沒有錢、沒有資源，也代表他在社會的地位極度低微。他會怎樣？朋友「遠離」。這個「朋友」是單數，甚麼意思？就是唯一的那個朋友，都捨他而去。
這是一個極度殘酷的現實，也讓我們看到現在我們應該怎樣去做。
當你有很多資源的時候，無論是金錢還是人脈，很多人都會被你吸引過來。但是萬一你的資源失去之後，連最後一個朋友也會離開。
這反映了一樣很簡單的事情，就是之前那一群、一路上增加的朋友，並不是因為想和你做好朋友，對不對？他們看中的是你的「資源」。
所以我們要知道，現在在整個社交的情景裡面，朋友的數量真的不代表任何事情。
那我們有甚麼好反省的？當然有。
• 首先，你不要以為，結識滿天下就等於真的很好，這是不對等的。
• 第二，要珍惜一些不是為了你的資源而和你做朋友的人。在你患難的時候，甚至在你沒有任何資源的時候，仍然和你做好朋友，那些朋友才是真正的朋友。
正如之前也說過，現在的社交媒體給了人一個「假象」。一打開 Facebook（聽聞現在年輕人不用 Facebook 了對不對？現在用 Instagram 之類的），有一百多個、二百多個朋友，感到很高興。
Okay，這些是不是真正的朋友呢？
總而言之，大家要清醒一點，並且珍惜一些真正的朋友。
還有一個非常重要的一點：耶穌基督。無論你處於任何情景，他都一樣愛你。真正的、永恆的朋友，就是耶穌基督。
(Proverbs 19:4)
“Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour.”
In Hebrew, the word wealth does not only refer to money, but it points to all kinds of resources. When a person possesses many resources, friends will multiply. This multiplying of friends is, of course, plural, meaning they keep increasing, increasing, and increasing over time. It keeps growing, which is not as simple as saying he has a lot of friends, but rather his friends are becoming more and more.
So what happens if you have no resources? But the poor is separated from his neighbour. This poor does not only mean he has no money or resources, but it also represents that his social status is extremely low and humble. What will happen to him? His friend is separated from him. This friend here is singular, and what does it mean? It means that even the only friend he has will abandon him and leave.
This is an extremely cruel reality, which also allows us to see what we should do now.
When you have a lot of resources, whether it is money or connections, many people will be attracted to you. However, in the event that your resources are lost, even the very last friend will depart.
This reflects a very simple truth, which is that the previous group of friends who kept multiplying along the way did not actually want to be good friends with you, right? What they fancied were your resources.
Therefore, we must realize that in the current landscape of social interactions, the number of friends truly does not represent anything.
Then what do we have to reflect upon? Of course, there is much to consider.
First, do not think that having acquaintances all over the world means things are genuinely great, as these two things are not equal.
Second, you must cherish those who do not become your friends for the sake of your resources. Those who remain good friends with you in times of adversity, or even when you have no resources left at all, are your true friends.
Just as mentioned before, current social media gives people an illusion. Once you open Facebook (heard that young people do not use Facebook nowadays, right? They use platforms like Instagram instead), you see over a hundred or two hundred friends, and you feel very happy.
Okay, are these really genuine friends?
All in all, everyone needs to be more clear-headed and cherish the friends who are truly genuine.
There is also another very important point: Jesus Christ. No matter what circumstances you are in, He loves you just the same. The true, eternal friend is Jesus Christ.
