ἐν ταῖς ἀνάγκαις χρημάτων κρείττων φίλος → it is better in times of need to have friends rather than money, a friend in need is a friend indeed (Menander, Sententiae monostichoi 143)
χέρρας: Αἰολ. αἰτ. ἀντὶ χεῖρας, δῶρον Νικιάας εἰς ἀλόχω χέρρας ὀπάσσομεν Θεόκρ. 28, 9.