Sirach 12:8 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

⁸ A friend cannot be known in prosperity: and an enemy cannot be hidden in adversity.

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Common English Bible

⁸ A friend is not avenged in prosperity, and an enemy is not hidden in adversity.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁸ A friend will not be known in good times, and an enemy will not be hidden in adversity.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁸ A friend shall not be known in prosperity, and an enemy shall not be hidden in adversity.

Good News Translation (US Version)

⁸ When things are going well, it is hard to tell who your real friends are, but in hard times you can recognize your enemies;

World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers

⁸ A man’s friend won’t be fully tried in prosperity. His enemy won’t be hidden in adversity.

Sirach 12:8 Cross References