Sirach 37:9-11
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
9 and tell you, “Your way is good,”
and then stand aloof to see what will happen to you.
10 Do not consult the one who looks at you suspiciously;
hide your counsel 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 barter
or with a buyer about selling,
with a grudging man about gratitude
or with a merciless man about kindness,
with an idler about any work
or with a man hired for a year about completing his work,
with a lazy servant about a big task—
pay no attention to these in any matter of counsel.
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