Ben Sira 13:13

13 Keep your secrets to yourself and be very careful, for you are always walking on dangerous ground.

Ben Sira 13:13 In-Context

11 Don't pretend to be his equal or trust everything he says. In spite of all of his long and polite conversation, he is testing you.

12 If a person does not keep confidences, he is cruel; he will not hesitate to hurt you or have you put in jail.

13 Keep your secrets to yourself and be very careful, for you are always walking on dangerous ground.

15 Every creature prefers its own kind, and people are no different.

Footnotes

• [a]. [Some manuscripts add verses 13b-14:] When you hear this in your sleep, wake up! +V14+WAs long as you live, love the Lord and call on him to rescue you.