Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation You should not ask a stupid person for advice. He will not be able to keep secret what you tell him. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Judge not against a judge: for he judgeth according to that which is just. Sirach 8:15Lend not to a man that is mightier than thyself: and if thou lendest, count it as lost. Sirach 8:16 Be not surety above thy power: and if thou be surety, think as if thou wert to pay it. Sirach 8:18 Go 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. Sirach 8:19 Quarrel not with a passionate man, and go not into the desert with a bold man: for blood is as nothing in his sight, and where there is no help he will overthrow thee. Context Sirach 8…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.… Cross References Sirach 8:15 Lend not to a man that is mightier than thyself: and if thou lendest, count it as lost. Sirach 8:16 Be not surety above thy power: and if thou be surety, think as if thou wert to pay it. Sirach 8:18 Go 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. Sirach 8:19 Quarrel not with a passionate man, and go not into the desert with a bold man: for blood is as nothing in his sight, and where there is no help he will overthrow thee. |
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