Sirach 37:10-12

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

¹⁰ Lest he thrust a stake into the ground, and say to thee:

¹¹ Thy way is good; and then stand on the other side to see what shall befall thee.

¹² Treat not with a man without religion concerning holiness, nor with an unjust man concerning justice, nor with a woman touching her of whom she is jealous, nor with a coward concerning war, nor with a merchant about traffic, nor with a buyer of selling, nor with an envious man of giving thanks,