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Wisdom of Sirach 6
5 Pleasant speech will multiply his friends, And a gracious tongue will multiply many kind greetings
6 Let those who live at peace with you be many, But let your counselors be one in a thousand.
7 If you gain a friend, gain him in testing, And do not be in a hurry to trust him.
8 For there is a friend who is such to his own advantage, But he will not remain beside you in the day of your affliction.
9 There is also a friend who changes into an enemy and will reveal a quarrel to your disgrace.
10 Again, there is a friend who is a companion at table, But will not stand by you in your day of trouble.
11 Further, when you prosper, he will be like you And speak boldly to your servants;
12 But if you are brought low, he will be against you, And will hide himself from your presence.
13 Stay away from your enemies And hold onto your friends.
14 A faithful friend is a strong shelter, And he who finds one finds a treasure.
15 There is nothing that can take the place of a faithful friend, And there is no way to measure his worth.
16 A faithful friend is a medicine of life, And those who fear the Lord will find him.
17 He who fears the Lord guides his friendship rightly, Because as he is, so also is his neighbor.