Sirach 37:1-6;
False friendship.
Lesson Six.

Any friend will say, 'I am your friend too,'
but some friends are friends only in name.
Is it not a deadly sorrow
when a comrade or a friend turns enemy?
O evil inclination, why were you created,
to cover the earth with deceit?
One kind of comrade congratulates a friend in prosperity
but in time of trouble appears on the other side.
One kind of comrade genuinely feels for a friend
and when it comes to a fight, springs to arms.
Do not forget the genuine friend,
do not push him out of mind once you are rich.
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