Sirach 28:26

²⁶ Take heed lest you slip with it, lest you fall before one who lies in wait. (WEB)

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Sirach 32:19–21

¹⁹ Do nothing without counsel, but when you have acted, don’t regret it. (WEB) ²⁰ Don’t go in a way of conflict. Don’t stumble in stony places. (WEB) ²¹ Don’t be overconfident on a smooth road. (WEB)

Sirach 13:12–14

¹² He who doesn’t keep secrets to himself is unmerciful. He won’t hesitate to harm and to bind. (WEB) ¹³ Keep them to yourself and be careful, for you walk in danger of falling. (WEB) ¹⁴ Love the Lord all thy life, and call upon him for thy salvation. (KJV)

Sirach 13:7–9

⁷ He will shame you by his delicacies until he has made you bare twice or thrice, and in the end he will laugh you to scorn. Afterward he will see you, will forsake you, and shake his head at you. (WEB) ⁸ Beware that you are not deceived and brought low in your enjoymen… (WEB)

Proverbs 22:24–26

²⁴ Do not make friends with an angry man, and do not associate with a hot-tempered man, ²⁵ or you may learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare. ²⁶ Do not be one who gives pledges, who puts up security for debts.

Sirach 11:32–34

³² From a spark of fire, a heap of many coals is kindled, and a sinful man lies in wait to shed blood. (WEB) ³³ Take heed of an evil-doer, for he plans wicked things, lest perhaps he ruin your reputation forever. (WEB) ³⁴ Receive a stranger into your house, and he will distract you… (WEB)

Job 12:4–6

⁴ I am a laughingstock to my friends, though I called on God, and He answered. The righteous and upright man is a laughingstock. ⁵ The one at ease scorns misfortune as the fate of those whose feet are slipping. ⁶ The tents of robbers are safe, and those who provoke G…

Sirach 4:19–21

¹⁹ If he goes astray, she will forsake him, and hand him over to his fall. (WEB) ²⁰ Watch for the opportunity, and beware of evil. Don’t be ashamed of your soul. (WEB) ²¹ For there is a shame that brings sin, and there is a shame that is glory and grace. (WEB)

Sirach 12:11–13

¹¹ Though he humbles himself and walks bowed down, still be careful and beware of him. You will be to him as one who has wiped a mirror, to be sure it doesn’t completely tarnish. (WEB) ¹² Don’t set him next to you, lest he overthrow you and stand in your place. Don’t let… (WEB) ¹³ … (WEB)

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