Sirach 37:11LXX

Orthodox Bible · LXX · Verse 11 of 34

"Thy way is good; and then stand on the other side to see what shall befall thee."
Sirach 37:11

In context

9Beware of a counsellor. And know before what need he hath: for he will devise to his own mind:

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

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

12Treat 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,

13Nor with the ungodly of piety, nor with the dishonest of honesty, nor with the held labourer of every work,

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