Ecclesiasticus 12:14

Ecclesiasticus 12:14 Context

¹¹Though he humble himself, and go crouching, yet take good heed and beware of him, and thou shalt be unto him as if thou hadst wiped a lookingglass, and thou shalt know that his rust hath not been altogether wiped away. ¹²Set him not by thee, lest, when he hath overthrown thee, he stand up in thy place; neither let him sit at thy right hand, lest he seek to take thy seat, and thou at the last remember my words, and be pricked therewith. ¹³Who will pity a charmer that is bitten with a serpent, or any such as come nigh wild beasts? ¹⁴So one that goeth to a sinner, and is defiled with him in his sins, who will pity? ¹⁵For a while he will abide with thee, but if thou begin to fall, he will not tarry. ¹⁶An enemy speaketh sweetly with his lips, but in his heart he imagineth how to throw thee into a pit: he will weep with his eyes, but if he find opportunity, he will not be satisfied with blood. ¹⁷If adversity come upon thee, thou shalt find him there first; and though he pretend to help thee, yet shall he undermine thee.

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