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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 13
In 4 translations
- KJV
- A rich man beginning to fall is held up of his friends: but a poor man being down is thrust away by his friends.
- WEB
- When a rich man is shaken, he is supported by his friends, but when the humble is down, he is pushed away even by his friends.
- DRC13:25
- 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.
- LXXE
- A rich man beginning to fall is held up of his friends: but a poor man being down is thrust also away by his friends.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Πλούσιος σαλευόμενος στηρίζεται ὑπὸ φίλων, ταπεινὸς δὲ πεσὼν προσαπωθεῖται ὑπὸ φίλων.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 13:25 in some Bibles
- 13:21 in most Bibles