Ecclesiasticus 37:5
“There is a companion which helpeth his friend for the belly, and taketh vp the buckler against the enemie.”
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Ecclesiasticus 37:5 Context
3O wicked imagination, whence camest thou in to couer the earth with deceit? 4There is a companion, which reioyceth in the prosperity of a friend: but in the time of trouble will be against him. 5There is a companion which helpeth his friend for the belly, and taketh vp the buckler against the enemie. 6Forget not thy friend in thy minde, and be not vnmindfull of him in thy riches. 7Euery counseller extolleth counsell; but there is some that counselleth for himselfe.
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There is a companion, which helpeth his friend for the belly, and taketh up the buckler against the enemy.
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