Sirach 27:12 CPDV

¹⁰  Birds flock to their own kind. And truth will return to those who practice it.

¹¹  The lion lies in wait for its prey continually. So also do sins lie in wait for those who work iniquity.

¹²  A holy man persists in wisdom like the sun. But a senseless man changes like the moon.

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.

¹⁴  The discussions of sinners are hateful, and their laughter is a delight in sin.