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Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 9:10

In 4 translations

KJV
Forsake not an old friend; for the new is not comparable to him: a new friend is as new wine; when it is old, thou shalt drink it with pleasure.
WEB
Don’t forsake an old friend; for a new one is not comparable to him. A new friend is like new wine: if it becomes old, you will drink it with gladness.
DRC9:14
Forsake not an old friend, for the new will not be like to him. A new friend is as new wine: it shall grow old, and thou shalt drink it with pleasure.
LXXE
Forsake not an old friend; for the new is not comparable to him: a new friend is as new wine; when it is old, thou shalt drink it with pleasure.

Original-language editions

LXX-Br
Μὴ ἐγκαταλίπῃς φίλον ἀρχαῖον, ὁ γὰρ πρόσφατος οὐκ ἔστιν ἔφισος αὐτῷ· οἶνος νέος, φίλος νέος, ἐὰν παλαιωθῇ, μετʼ εὐφροσύνης πίεσαι αὐτόν.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 9:14-15 in some Bibles
  • 9:10a in most Bibles
  • 9:10b in most Bibles

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