Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation This evil impulse we have! Why was it ever formed? How did it manage to cover the earth with deceit? New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge O wicked presumption, whence camest thou to cover the earth with thy malice, and deceitfulness? Sirach 37:1Every friend will say: I also am his friend: but there is a friend, that is only a friend in name. Is not this a grief even to death? Sirach 37:2 But a companion and a friend shall be turned to an enemy. Sirach 37:4 There is a companion who rejoiceth with his friend in his joys, but in the time of trouble, he will be against him. Sirach 37:5 There is a companion who condoleth with his friend for his belly's sake, and he will take up a shield against the enemy. Context Sirach 37…2But a companion and a friend shall be turned to an enemy. 3O wicked presumption, whence camest thou to cover the earth with thy malice, and deceitfulness? 4There is a companion who rejoiceth with his friend in his joys, but in the time of trouble, he will be against him.… Cross References Sirach 37:1 Every friend will say: I also am his friend: but there is a friend, that is only a friend in name. Is not this a grief even to death? Sirach 37:2 But a companion and a friend shall be turned to an enemy. Sirach 37:4 There is a companion who rejoiceth with his friend in his joys, but in the time of trouble, he will be against him. Sirach 37:5 There is a companion who condoleth with his friend for his belly's sake, and he will take up a shield against the enemy. |
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