Sirach 37:1 - Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹ EVERY friend will say: I also am his friend: but there is a friend, that is only a friend in name. Is not this a grief even to death?

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Common English Bible

¹ Every friend will say, “I too have been a friend,” but there’s a friend who is one in name only.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ Every friend will say: "I also am a close friend." But there is a friend who is a friend in name only. Is this not a grief even unto death?

Good News Translation (US Version)

¹ Anyone can claim to be your friend, but some people are friends in name only.

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

¹ Every friend will say, “I also am his friend”; but there is a friend which is only a friend in name.

Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

¹ Someone who claims to be your friend may not be telling the truth.

Sirach 37:1 Tagairtí Cros