Sirach 27:11-15

{27:11} The lion lies in wait for its prey continually. So also do sins lie in wait for those who work iniquity.
{27:12} A holy man persists in wisdom like the sun. But a senseless man changes like the moon.
{27:13} In the midst of the senseless, retain a word for the proper time. But be continually in the midst of those who are thoughtful.
{27:14} The discussions of sinners are hateful, and their laughter is a delight in sin.
{27:15} The speech that swears many oaths will cause the hair of the head to stand upright; and its irreverence will cause the ears to be blocked.

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