Sirach 8:17
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Judge not against a judge: for he judgeth according to that which is just.

Sirach 8:15
Lend not to a man that is mightier than thyself: and if thou lendest, count it as lost.

Sirach 8:16
Be not surety above thy power: and if thou be surety, think as if thou wert to pay it.

Sirach 8:18
Go not on the way with a bold man, lest he burden thee with his evils: for he goeth according to his own will, and thou shalt perish together with his folly.

Sirach 8:19
Quarrel not with a passionate man, and go not into the desert with a bold man: for blood is as nothing in his sight, and where there is no help he will overthrow thee.

Context
Sirach 8
16Be not surety above thy power: and if thou be surety, think as if thou wert to pay it. 17Judge not against a judge: for he judgeth according to that which is just. 18Go not on the way with a bold man, lest he burden thee with his evils: for he goeth according to his own will, and thou shalt perish together with his folly.…
Cross References
Sirach 8:15
Lend not to a man that is mightier than thyself: and if thou lendest, count it as lost.

Sirach 8:16
Be not surety above thy power: and if thou be surety, think as if thou wert to pay it.

Sirach 8:18
Go not on the way with a bold man, lest he burden thee with his evils: for he goeth according to his own will, and thou shalt perish together with his folly.

Sirach 8:19
Quarrel not with a passionate man, and go not into the desert with a bold man: for blood is as nothing in his sight, and where there is no help he will overthrow thee.



(Sir. Si Ecclesiasticus eccles eccl)

Sirach 8:16
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