Parallel SIR 9:10

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BrLXX Μὴ ἐγκαταλίπῃς φίλον ἀρχαῖον, ὁ γὰρ πρόσφατος οὐκ ἔστιν ἔφισος αὐτῷ· οἶνος νέος, φίλος νέος, ἐὰν παλαιωθῇ, μετʼ εὐφροσύνης πίεσαι αὐτόν.
(Maʸ egkatalipaʸs filon arⱪaion, ho gar prosfatos ouk estin efisos autōi; oinos neos, filos neos, ean palaiōthaʸ, metʼ eufrosunaʸs piesai auton. )

BrTr 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.

WEBBE ⇔ Don’t forsake an old friend;
⇔ for a new one is not comparable to him.
⇔ A new friend is like new wine:
⇔ if it becomes old, you will drink it with gladness.

KJB-1611 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 drinke it with pleasure.
(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/you shalt drink it with pleasure.)