Ben Sira 11:30

30 Like a decoy partridge in a cage, so is the mind of the proud, and like spies they observe your weakness;

Ben Sira 11:30 In-Context

28 Call no one happy before his death; by how he ends, a person becomes known.

29 Do not invite everyone into your home, for many are the tricks of the crafty.

30 Like a decoy partridge in a cage, so is the mind of the proud, and like spies they observe your weakness;

31 for they lie in wait, turning good into evil, and to worthy actions they attach blame.

32 From a spark many coals are kindled, and a sinner lies in wait to shed blood.

Footnotes

• [a]. Heb: Gk [downfall]