13:7. If he have need of thee he will deceive thee, and smiling upon thee will put thee in hope; he will speak thee fair, and will say: What wantest thou? 13:8. And he will shame thee by his meats, till he have drawn thee dry twice or thrice, and at last he will laugh at thee: and afterward when he seeth thee, he will forsake thee, and shake his head at thee. 13:9. Humble thyself to God, and wait for his hands. 13:10. Beware that thou be not deceived into folly, and be humbled. 13:11. Be not lowly in thy wisdom, lest being humbled thou be deceived into folly. 13:12. If thou be invited by one that is mightier, withdraw thyself: for so he will invite thee the more. 13:13. Be not troublesome to him, lest thou be put back: and keep not far from him, lest thou be forgotten. 13:14. Affect not to speak with him as an equal, and believe not his many words: for by much talk he will sift thee, and smiling will examine thee concerning thy secrets. 13:15. His cruel mind will lay up thy words: and he will not spare to do thee hurt, and to cast thee into prison. 13:16. Take heed to thyself, and attend diligently to what thou hearest: for thou walkest in danger of thy ruin. 13:17. When thou hearest those things, see as it were in sleep, and thou shalt awake. 13:18. Love God all thy life, and call upon him for thy salvation. 13:19. Every beast loveth its like: so also every man him that is nearest to himself. 13:20. All flesh shall consort with the like to itself, and every man shall associate himself to his like. 13:21. If the wolf shall at any time have fellowship with the lamb, so the sinner with the just. 13:22. What fellowship hath a holy man with a dog, or what part hath the rich with the poor? 13:23. The wild ass is the lion's prey in the desert: so also the poor are devoured by the rich. 13:24. And as humility is an abomination to the proud: so also the rich man abhorreth the poor. 13:25. When a rich man is shaken, he is kept up by his friends: but when a poor man is fallen down, he is thrust away even by his acquaintance. 13:26. When a rich man hath been deceived, he hath many helpers: he hath spoken proud things, and they have justified him. 13:27. The poor man was deceived, and he is rebuked also: he hath spoken wisely, and could have no place. 13:28. The rich man spoke, and all held their peace, and what he said they extol even to the clouds. 13:29. The poor man spoke, and they say: Who is this? and if he stumble, they will overthrow him. 13:30. Riches are good to him that hath no sin in his conscience: and poverty is very wicked in the mouth of the ungodly. 13:31. The heart of a man changeth his countenance, either for good, or for evil. 13:32. The token of a good heart, and a good countenance thou shalt hardly find, and with labour. Ecclesiasticus Chapter 14 The evil of avarice: works of mercy are recommended, and the love of wisdom.