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Sirach 12:7-9
Revised Standard Version
Sirach 12:7-9
Revised Standard Version
7 Give to the good man, but do not help the sinner.
8 A friend will not be known[a] in prosperity,
nor will an enemy be hidden in adversity.
9 A man’s enemies are grieved when he prospers,
and in his adversity even his friend will separate from him.
Footnotes
- Sirach 12:8 Other authorities read punished
Revised Standard Version (RSV)
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