Catholic Public Domain Version

Sirach 13:6-8 Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)

6. If you possess, he will feast with you, and he will empty you, and he will not grieve over you.

7. If he has need of you, he will deceive you; and while smiling, he will give you hope. He will converse with you pleasantly, and he will say: "What is it that you need?"

8. And he will impress you with his foods, until he has drained you two or three times, and in the very end, he will ridicule you. And afterward, when he sees you, he will abandon you, and he will shake his head at you.