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Sirach 6:8
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For some man is a friend for his own occasion, and will not abide in the day of thy trouble.
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6
Be in peace with many: nevertheless have but one counsellor of a thousand.
7
If thou wouldest get a friend, prove him first and be not hasty to credit him.
8
For some man is a friend for his own occasion, and will not abide in the day of thy trouble.
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And there is a friend, who being turned to enmity, and strife will discover thy reproach.
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Again, some friend is a companion at the table, and will not continue in the day of thy affliction.
The Brenton translation of the Septuagint is in the public domain.