DB1 | False friends. Sir.37.1-6 | KNSB Contents | notes| 37 | katapi NEW STUDY BIBLE | Passage | Old Testament in Greek (Septuagint) |
| 37 1 | Every friend will say, "I too am a friend"; but some friends are friends only in name. | False friends. Sir.37.1-6 | Πᾶς φίλος ἐρεῖ Ἑφιλίασα κἀγώ· ἀλλ' ἔστιν φίλος ὀνόματι μόνον φίλος. |
| 2 | Is it not a grief to the death when a companion and friend turns to enmity? | οὐχὶ λύπη ἔνι ἕως θανάτου ἑταῖρος καὶ φίλος τρεπόμενος εἰς ἔχθραν; | |
| 3 | O evil imagination, why were you formed to cover the land with deceit? | ὦ πονηρὸν ἐνθύμημα, πόθεν ἐνεκυλίσθης καλύψαι τὴν ξηρὰν ἐν δολιότητι; | |
| 4 | Some companions rejoice in the happiness of a friend, but in time of trouble are against him. | ἑταῖρος φίλου ἐν εὐφροσύνῃ ἥδεται, καὶ ἐν καιρῷ θλίψεως ἔσται ἀπέναντι· | |
| 5 | Some companions help a friend for their stomach's sake, and in the face of battle take up the shield. | ἑταῖρος φίλῳ συμπονεῖ χάριν γαστρός, ἔναντι πολέμου λήμψεται ἀσπίδα. | |
| 6 | Do not forget a friend in your heart, and be not unmindful of him in your wealth. | μὴ ἐπιλάθῃ φίλου ἐν τῇ ψυχῇ σου. καὶ μὴ ἀμνημονήσῃς αὐτοῦ ἐν χρήμασίν σου. | |