Friendship, False and True

Sirach 6

1 and do not become an enemy instead of a friend;

for a bad name incurs shame and reproach;
so it is with the double-tongued sinner.

2 Do not fall into the grip of passion, 1
or you may be torn apart as by a bull. 2
3 Your leaves will be devoured and your fruit destroyed,
and you will be left like a withered tree.
4 Evil passion destroys those who have it,
and makes them the laughingstock of their enemies.

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