Sirach 37:10-12
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
10 Do not consult one who regards you with suspicion;
hide your intentions from those who are jealous of you.
11 Do not consult with a woman about her rival
or with a coward about war,
with a merchant about business
or with a buyer about selling,
with a miser about generosity[a]
or with the merciless about kindness,
with an idler about any work
or with a seasonal labourer about completing his work,
with a lazy servant about a big task—
pay no attention to any advice they give.
12 But associate with a godly person
whom you know to be a keeper of the commandments,
who is like-minded with yourself,
and who will grieve with you if you fail.
Footnotes
- Sirach 37:11 Heb: Gk gratitude
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