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Sirach 22:23-25
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Sirach 22:23-25
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
23 Gain the trust of your neighbor in his poverty,
so that you may rejoice[a] with him in his prosperity.
Stand by him in time of distress,
so that you may share with him in his inheritance.[b](A)
24 The vapor and smoke of the furnace precede the fire;
so insults precede bloodshed.(B)
25 I am not ashamed to shelter a friend,
and I will not hide from him,
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