Common English Bible

Sirach 27:22-26 Common English Bible (CEB)

22. Those who wink their eye plan evil,and whoever recognizes themwill keep their distance.

23. To your face their speech will be sweet,and they will express amazementat your words.But later they will distort what they said,and they will use your own wordsagainst you.

24. I’ve hated many things,but nothing compares with them.Even the Lord will hate them.

25. Those who throw stones up highthrow them on their own heads,and a deceitful blowwill open up wounds.

26. Whoever digs a hole will fall into it,and whoever sets a trapwill get caught in it.