World English Bible

Sirach 27:23-30 World English Bible (WEB)

23. When you are present, he will speak sweetly, And will admire your words; But afterward he will writhe his mouth, And set a trap for you in your words.

24. I have hated many things, but nothing like him; And the Lord will hate him.

25. One that casts a stone on high casts it on his own head; And a deceitful stroke will open wounds.

26. He that digs a pit shall fall into it; And he that sets a snare shall be taken therein.

27. He that does evil things, they shall roll upon him, And he shall not know whence they have come to him.

28. Mockery and reproach are from the haughty; And vengeance, as a lion, shall lie in wait for him.

29. They that rejoice at the fall of the godly shall be taken in a snare; And anguish shall consume them before they die.

30. Wrath and anger, these also are abominations; And a sinful man shall possess them.