YOU SAID:
Keep your friends close but enemies closer
INTO JAPANESE
友達は近くにいるが、敵は近くにいる
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Friends are nearby, but enemies are nearby
INTO JAPANESE
友達は近くにいますが、敵は近くにいます
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Friends are nearby, but enemies are nearby
You've done this before, haven't you.