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Sirach 22:23 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" Gain trust with your neighbor in his poverty, that in his prosperity you may have gladness. Stay steadfast to him in the time of his affliction, that you may be heir with him in his inheritance. "

Sirach 22:23

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21 If you have drawn a sword against a friend, don’t despair, for there may be a way back.

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.

23 Gain trust with your neighbor in his poverty, that in his prosperity you may have gladness. Stay steadfast to him in the time of his affliction, that you may be heir with him in his inheritance.

24 Before fire is the vapor and smoke of a furnace, so insults precede bloodshed.

25 I won’t be ashamed to shelter a friend. I won’t hide myself from his face.

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Sirach 22:1

"A slothful man is compared to a stone that is defiled. Everyone will hiss at him in his disgrace."

Sirach 22:2

"A slothful man is compared to the filth of a dunghill. Anyone who picks it up will shake it out of his hand."

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"A prudent daughter will inherit a husband of her own. She who brings shame is the grief of her father."

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