Sirach 37:6

⁶ Don’t forget a friend in your soul. Don’t be unmindful of him in your riches. (WEB)

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Sirach 18:24–26

²⁴ Think about the wrath coming in the days of the end, and the time of vengeance, when he turns away his face. (WEB) ²⁵ In the days of fullness remember the time of hunger. Remember poverty and lack in the days of wealth. (WEB) ²⁶ From morning until evening, the time changes. All… (WEB)

Sirach 7:17–19

¹⁷ Humble your soul greatly, for the punishment of the ungodly man is fire and the worm. (WEB) ¹⁸ Don’t exchange a friend for something, neither a true brother for the gold of Ophir. (WEB) ¹⁹ Don’t deprive yourself of a wise and good wife, for her grace is worth more than gold. (WEB)

Sirach 22:22–24

²² If you have opened your mouth against a friend, don’t be afraid, for there may be reconciliation, unless it is for insulting, arrogance, disclosing of a secret, or a treacherous blow— for these things any friend will flee. (WEB) ²³ Gain trust with your neighbor in his… (WEB) ²⁴ … (WEB)

Sirach 29:9–11

⁹ Help a poor man for the commandment’s sake. According to his need don’t send him empty away. (WEB) ¹⁰ Lose your money for a brother and a friend. Don’t let it rust under a stone and be lost. (WEB) ¹¹ Allocate your treasure according to the commandments of the Most High and it wi… (WEB)

Sirach 14:12–14

¹² Remember that death will not wait, and that the covenant of Hades hasn’t been shown to you. (WEB) ¹³ Do good to your friends before you die. According to your ability, reach out and give to them. (WEB) ¹⁴ Don’t deprive yourself of a good day. Don’t let your share of a desired go… (WEB)

Sirach 4:21–23

²¹ For there is a shame that brings sin, and there is a shame that is glory and grace. (WEB) ²² Don’t show partiality, discrediting your soul. Don’t revere any man to your falling. (WEB) ²³ Don’t refrain from speaking when it is for safety. Don’t hide your wisdom for the sake of se… (WEB)

Sirach 29:14–16

¹⁴ A good man will be surety for his neighbor. He who has lost shame will fail him. (WEB) ¹⁵ Don’t forget the kindness of your guarantor, for he has given his life for you. (WEB) ¹⁶ A sinner will waste the property of his guarantor. (WEB)

Sirach 27:16–18

¹⁶ He who reveals secrets destroys trust, and will not find a close friend. (WEB) ¹⁷ Love a friend, and keep faith with him; but if you reveal his secrets, you shall not follow him; (WEB) ¹⁸ for as a man has destroyed his enemy, so you have destroyed the friendship of your neighbor. (WEB)

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