YOU SAID:
a friend in need is friend in deed
INTO JAPANESE
困っている友達は実際の友達
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The friend in need is a real friend
INTO JAPANESE
困っている友達は本当の友達
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Friends in need are real friends
INTO JAPANESE
困っている友達は本当の友達
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Friends in need are real friends
That didn't even make that much sense in English.