Sirach 9:10
Thomson 1808
not in this edition
Brenton 1851
Forsake not an old friend; for the new is not comparable to him: a new friend is as new wine; when it is old, thou shalt drink it with pleasure.
Greek · Brenton
Μὴ ἐγκαταλίπῃς φίλον ἀρχαῖον, ὁ γὰρ πρόσφατος οὐκ ἔστιν ἔφισος αὐτῷ· οἶνος νέος, φίλος νέος, ἐὰν παλαιωθῇ, μετʼ εὐφροσύνης πίεσαι αὐτόν.