Ben Sira 13:13-23

13 Observe, and take good heed, for thou walkest in peril of thy overthrowing; when thou hearest these things, awake in thy sleep.
14 Love the Lord all thy life, and call upon Him for thy salvation.
15 Every beast loveth his like, and every man loveth his neighbor.
16 All flesh consorteth according to kind, and a man will cleave to his like.
17 What fellowship hath the wolf with the lamb? So the sinner with the godly.
18 What agreement is there between the hyena and a dog? And what peace between the rich and the poor?
19 As the wild ass is the lion's prey in the wilderness, so the rich eat up the poor.
20 As the proud hate humility, so doth the rich abhor the poor.
21 A rich man beginning to fall is held up by his friends, but a poor man being down is thrust also away by his friends.
22 When a rich man is fallen, he hath many helpers; he speaketh things not to be spoken, and yet men justify him. The poor man slipped, and yet they rebuked him too; he spoke wisely, and could have no place.
23 When a rich man speaketh, every man holdeth his tongue, and look--what he saith, they extol it to the clouds. But if the poor man speak, they say, "What fellow is this?" And if he stumble, they will help to overthrow him.
Third Millennium Bible (TMB), New Authorized Version, Copyright 1998 by Deuel Enterprises, Inc., Gary, SD 57237. All rights reserved.