Sirach 6:11-13

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition

¹¹When you are prosperous, they become your second self,
    and lord it over your servants;
¹²but if you are brought low, they turn against you,
    and hide themselves from you.
¹³Keep away from your enemies,
    and be on guard with your friends.

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