Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 6:8

ἔστι γὰρ φίλος ἐν καιρῷ αὐτοῦ καὶ οὐ μὴ παραμείνῃ ἐν ἡμέρᾳ θλίψεώς σου.
King James Version (KJV)

For some man is a friend for his own occasion, and will not abide in the day of thy trouble.

Modern English

For there is a friend who is a friend only when it suits him, and he will not stand by you in your day of trouble.

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