Sirach 22:22-24

Common English Bible

²³ Gain your neighbors’ trust
while they are poor,
    so that when they are prosperous,
    you will be filled along with them.
    In a time of distress remain with them
    so that when they inherit,
    you will be a joint heir.^[a]
24 Before there’s a fire,
a furnace has vapor and smoke;
    so before bloodshed there are insults.