Sirach 6:7-13
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7 If thou wouldest get a friend, prove him first and be not hasty to credit him.
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8 For some man is a friend for his own occasion, and will not abide in the day of thy trouble.
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9 And there is a friend, who being turned to enmity, and strife will discover thy reproach.
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10 Again, some friend is a companion at the table, and will not continue in the day of thy affliction.
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11 But in thy prosperity he will be as thyself, and will be bold over thy servants.
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12 If thou be brought low, he will be against thee, and will hide himself from thy face.
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13 Separate thyself from thine enemies, and take heed of thy friends.