Sirach 8:16DRA
Bible Catholique · DRA · Verset 16 sur 22
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"Be not surety above thy power: and if thou be surety, think as if thou wert to pay it."
En contexte
14Stand not against the face of an injurious person, lest he sit as a spy to entrap thee in thy words.
15Lend not to a man that is mightier than thyself: and if thou lendest, count it as lost.
16Be not surety above thy power: and if thou be surety, think as if thou wert to pay it.
17Judge not against a judge: for he judgeth according to that which is just.
18Go not on the way with a bold man, lest he burden thee with his evils: for he goeth according to his own will, and thou shalt perish together with his folly.