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Sirach 9:10-12
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Sirach 9:10-12
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Choice of Friends
10 Do not abandon old friends,
for new ones cannot equal them.
A new friend is like new wine;
when it has aged, you will drink it with pleasure.(A)
11 Do not envy the notoriety of sinners,
for you do not know what their end will be like.(B)
12 Do not delight in what pleases the ungodly;[a]
remember that they will not be held guiltless until Hades.(C)
Footnotes
- 9.12 Gk: Heb the success of the arrogant
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