Sirach 19:25

25 There is cleverness that is precise but unjust, and there are people who abuse favors in order to get a favorable decision.

Sirach 19:25 In-Context

23 There is a kind of cleverness that is detestable, and there is a senseless person who lacks wisdom.

24 Someone who fears God but who has inferior intelligence is better than someone who abounds in intelligence but who violates the Law.

25 There is cleverness that is precise but unjust, and there are people who abuse favors in order to get a favorable decision.

26 And there are people who act wickedly, bowed down gloomily, and their insides are full of treachery.

27 They hide their faces, and they pretend they can't hear; when you aren't paying attention, they will outrun you.

Footnotes

• [a] LXXb adds and whoever treats others justly is wise in judgment.