Ben Sira 13:25

25 When a rich man is shaken, he is kept up by his friends: but when a poor man is fallen down, he is thrust away even by his acquaintance.

Ben Sira 13:25 In-Context

23 The wild ass is the lion's prey in the desert: so also the poor are devoured by the rich.
24 And as humility is an abomination to the proud: so also the rich man abhorreth the poor.
25 When a rich man is shaken, he is kept up by his friends: but when a poor man is fallen down, he is thrust away even by his acquaintance.
26 When a rich man hath been deceived, he hath many helpers: he hath spoken proud things, and they have justified him.
27 The poor man was deceived, and he is rebuked also: he hath spoken wisely, and could have no place.
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