Sirach 13:1-2

Revised Standard Version

Caution Regarding Associates

13 Whoever touches pitch will be defiled,
    and whoever associates with a proud man will become like him.
²Do not lift a weight beyond your strength,
    nor associate with a man mightier and richer than you.
How can the clay pot associate with the iron kettle?
    The pot will strike against it, and will itself be broken.

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