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23 Gain the trust of your neighbor in his poverty,
    that you may rejoice with him in his prosperity;
stand by him in time of affliction,
    that you may share with him in his inheritance.[a]
24 The vapor and smoke of the furnace precede the fire;
    so insults precede bloodshed.
25 I will not be ashamed to protect a friend,
    and I will not hide from him;

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Footnotes

  1. Sirach 22:23 Other authorities add For one should not always despise restricted circumstances, nor admire a rich man who is stupid.

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