Sirach 22:28 CPDV

²⁶  But if you have drawn a sword against a friend, you should not despair; for there may be a way back.

²⁷  If you have opened a harsh mouth against a friend, you should not fear; for there may be a reconciliation. However, if there are accusations, or abuse, or arrogance, or the revealing of secrets, or a wound from deceitfulness, in all these cases, a friend will flee away.

²⁸  Hold to faithfulness with a friend in his poverty, so that you may also rejoice in his prosperity.

²⁹  In the time of his tribulation, remain faithful to him, so that you may also be an heir with him in his inheritance.

³⁰  Just as the steam from an oven, or the smoke from a fire, rises up before a flame, so also do curses and insults and threats rise up before bloodshed.