Sirach 7:8-14
{7:8} And you should not bind two sins together. For even in one sin, you will not go unpunished.
{7:9} Do not be cowardly in your soul.
{7:10} You should not be unwilling to beg, nor to give alms.
{7:11} You should not say: “God will look with favor on the multitude of my gifts, and when I make an offering to the most high God, he will accept my gift.”
{7:12} You should not ridicule a man in bitterness of soul. For there is One who humbles and who exalts: the all-seeing God.
{7:13} Do not love a lie against your brother, nor should you act the same toward your friend.
{7:14} Do not be willing to devise a lie of any kind. For the practice of lying is not good.
Sirach 7:1-7
{7:1} Do not choose to do evil, and evil will not take hold of you.
{7:2} Withdraw from the iniquitous, and evil will withdraw from you.
{7:3} Son, do not sow evil in the furrows of injustice, and you will not reap them sevenfold.
{7:4} Do not seek a role of leadership from the Lord, and do not seek a seat of honor from the king.
{7:5} You should not justify yourself before God, for he is the Knower of hearts. And by no means should you wish to seem wise before the king.
{7:6} Do not seek to become a judge, unless you have sufficient strength to shatter iniquities. Otherwise, you might fear the face of the powerful, and so establish a scandal within your integrity.
{7:7} You should not sin against the multitude of a city, nor should you cast yourself against the people.