So the friend of a friend of A's is, back again, a friend of A's, whereas the friend of a friend of B's is not a friend of B's, but is farther away in the network.

And friend shall not ask of friend

And friend shall not ask of friend

And no friend will ask of a friend ,

And no friend will ask of a friend ,

Theirs the fruit ( of their good deeds ) and theirs ( all ) that they ask

Theirs the fruit ( of their good deeds ) and theirs ( all ) that they ask

And no friend will ask anything of a friend ,

And no friend will ask anything of a friend ,

A brief enjoyment ( will be theirs ) and theirs a painful doom .

A brief enjoyment ( will be theirs ) and theirs a painful doom .

And no friend inquires after friend

And no friend inquires after friend

And in fact, it happens throughout the network as you move in, everyone you pick, when they nominate a random when a random person nominates a friend of theirs, you move closer to the center of the network.

And no familiar friend will ask a question of his friend

and no friend will inquire about the welfare of his friend ,

And no familiar friend will ask a question of his friend

and no friend will inquire about the welfare of his friend ,

no loyal friend shall question loyal friend ,

No friend will care about his friend .

no loyal friend shall question loyal friend ,

No friend will care about his friend .

Theirs shall be fruit therein and theirs shall be whatsoever they ask for .

Theirs shall be fruit therein and theirs shall be whatsoever they ask for .

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

And no friend will ask concerning his friend .

And not a friend shall ask a friend ,

No loyal friend will ask another loyal friend

and no friend will ask about his friend ,

And no friend will ask after a friend ,

And no friend will ask concerning his friend .

And not a friend shall ask a friend ,

No loyal friend will ask another loyal friend

and no friend will ask about his friend ,

And no friend will ask after a friend ,

This shall be yours of the most holy things from the fire every offering of theirs, even every meal offering of theirs, and every sin offering of theirs, and every trespass offering of theirs, which they shall render to me, shall be most holy for you and for your sons.

This shall be thine of the most holy things, reserved from the fire every oblation of theirs, every meat offering of theirs, and every sin offering of theirs, and every trespass offering of theirs, which they shall render unto me, shall be most holy for thee and for thy sons.

Those books are theirs.

The decision is theirs.

Lebanese blogger Fonzy, who is based in Kuwait, dedicates this post to a blogger friend, who became an email friend, then a chatting friend, then a real life friend.

Dear Friend,

Your friend

Theirs were relatively soft autocracies.