Ben Sira 13:16-18
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
16 Every living being keeps close to its own kind;
and people associate with their own kind.
17 Is a wolf ever allied with a lamb?
So the sinner with the righteous.(A)
18 Can there be peace between the hyena and the dog?
Or peace between the rich and the poor?[a]
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