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Sirach 12:8-10
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Sirach 12:8-10
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
8 A friend is not known[a] in prosperity,
nor is an enemy hidden in adversity.(A)
9 One’s enemies are friendly[b] when one prospers,
but in adversity even one’s friend disappears.(B)
10 Never trust your enemy,
for like corrosion in copper, so is his wickedness.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition (NRSVUE)
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