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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 12
In 4 translations
- KJV
- In the prosperity of a man enemies will be grieved: but in his adversity even a friend will depart.
- WEB
- In a man’s prosperity, his enemies are grieved. In his adversity, even his friend leaves.
- DRC
- In the prosperity of a man, his enemies are grieved: and a friend is known in his adversity.
- LXXE
- In the prosperity of a man enemies will be grieved: but in his adversity even a friend will depart.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Ἐν ἀγαθοῖς ἀνδρὸς οἱ ἐχθροὶ αὐτοῦ ἐν λύπῃ, καὶ ἐν τοῖς κακοῖς αὐτοῦ καὶ ὁ φίλος διαχωρισθήσεται.