Sirach 11:28-30

Good News Translation

²⁸ So then, don't think of anyone's life as happy until it is over, because all the evidence is not in until the person is dead.^[a]

Be Careful in Choosing Friends

²⁹ Be careful about the kind of person you invite into your home, because clever people can fool you in many ways. ³⁰ A proud person is a decoy to lure you into danger; like a spy, he will look for your weaknesses.^[b]