Sirach 3:24

24 Speculation has led many people astray, and false conjectures have weakened their thoughts.

Sirach 3:24 In-Context

22 Think about what you have been commanded, because you have no need for matters that are hidden.

23 Don't meddle in things beyond your own affairs since you have already been shown things beyond human understanding.

24 Speculation has led many people astray, and false conjectures have weakened their thoughts.

26 A stubborn heart will come to misery, and whoever loves danger will be destroyed by it. by suffering, and the sinner will keep on sinning.

Footnotes

• [a] LXXb adds 3:25 If you have no pupils, you will be at a loss for light, and if you are without knowledge, don’t exult in it.