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Wisdom of Ben Sira 27:21-23
New Catholic Bible
Wisdom of Ben Sira 27:21-23
New Catholic Bible
21 A wound can be bandaged, and an insult forgiven,
but the betrayer of secrets has lost all hope.
Whoever Digs a Pit Will Fall into It[a]
22 Anyone who winks slyly is plotting mischief,
and no one can dissuade him from it.
23 He speaks sweetly while in your presence,
and admires your every word,
but later he will change his tune,
and with your own words he will trip you up.
Footnotes
- Wisdom of Ben Sira 27:22 If popular sentiment has ever wished anyone to fall into a pit, it is the hypocrite who combines, in an odious way, looseness and wickedness.