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Give to good people,
and don’t assist sinners.
A friend is not avenged[a]
in prosperity,
    and an enemy is not hidden
    in adversity.
When people are prosperous,
their enemies are in pain,
    and when they meet with adversity,
    even friends will keep away.

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Footnotes

  1. Sirach 12:8 Heb is not recognized

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