Sirach 12:12-14

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

¹²Do not put him next to you,
    lest he overthrow you and take your place;
do not have him sit at your right,
    lest he try to take your seat of honor,
and at last you will realize the truth of my words,
    and be stung by what I have said.

¹³Who will pity a snake charmer bitten by a serpent,
or any who go near wild beasts?
¹⁴So no one will pity a man who associates with a sinner
and becomes involved in his sins.

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