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Give a home to a stranger and he will start trouble and estrange you from your own family. (Ecclesiasticus 11, 34)
If you mean to do a kindness, choose the right person, then your good deeds will not be wasted. (Ecclesiasticus 12, 1)
Even if he behaves humbly and comes bowing and scraping, maintain your reserve and be on your guard against him. Behave towards him as if you were polishing a mirror, you will find that his tarnish cannot last. (Ecclesiasticus 12, 11)
Do not stand him beside you in case he thrusts you out and takes your place. Do not seat him on your right, or he will be after your position, and then you will remember what I have said and sadly admit that I was right. (Ecclesiasticus 12, 12)
Do not try to carry a burden too heavy for you, do not associate with someone more powerful and wealthy than yourself. Why put the clay pot next to the iron cauldron? It will only break when they bang against each other. (Ecclesiasticus 13, 2)
Does he need you? - he will hoodwink you, smile at you and raise your hopes; he will speak politely to you and say, 'Is there anything you need?' (Ecclesiasticus 13, 6)
Take care you are not hoodwinked and thus humiliated through your own stupidity. (Ecclesiasticus 13, 8)
Do not thrust yourself forward, in case you are pushed aside, but do not stand aloof, or you will be overlooked. (Ecclesiasticus 13, 10)
Be wary, take very great care, because you are walking with your own downfall. (Ecclesiasticus 13, 13)
Every creature mixes with its kind, and human beings stick to their own sort. (Ecclesiasticus 13, 16)
The rich speaks and everyone stops talking, and then they praise his discourse to the skies. The poor speaks and people say, 'Who is this?' and if he stumbles, they trip him up yet more. (Ecclesiasticus 13, 23)
My child, treat yourself as well as you can afford, and bring worthy offerings to the Lord. (Ecclesiasticus 14, 11)
