Common English Bible

Sirach 19:1-8 Common English Bible (CEB)

1. A drunken workerwon’t become rich,and whoever neglects the little thingswill fail little by little.

2. Wine and womenwill mislead an intelligent person,and the one who has sex with prostitutes will become more reckless.

3. Decay and worms will possess him,and his reckless soul will be carried away.

4. Those who trust others too quicklyhave empty heads,and those who sin injure themselves.

5. Those who rejoice in wickednesswill be condemned.

6. And those who are reticent to speakdiminish wickedness.

7. Never repeat something that you’ve heard,and you will not lose anything.

8. Don’t report it to a friend or an enemy,and, as long as it wouldn’t be a sin for you, don’t reveal it.