Sirach 37:11

11 Don't consult with a woman about her rival, or with the cowardly about war; or with a merchant about business, or with a buyer about a sale; or with a slanderer about gratitude, or with the unmerciful about kindness; or with the idle about anything involving work, or with an annual laborer about finishing a job; or with a lazy household slave about a large task. Don't look to these persons for any advice.

Sirach 37:11 In-Context

9 They might say to you, "Your way is good," but they will stand aside to see what will happen to you.

10 Don't consult with people who view you with suspicion; hide your plans from those who are jealous of you.

11 Don't consult with a woman about her rival, or with the cowardly about war; or with a merchant about business, or with a buyer about a sale; or with a slanderer about gratitude, or with the unmerciful about kindness; or with the idle about anything involving work, or with an annual laborer about finishing a job; or with a lazy household slave about a large task. Don't look to these persons for any advice.

12 Consult instead with a godly person whom you know keeps the commandments, who thinks the same way you do and will empathize with you if you fail.

13 Listen carefully to what your own heart tells you, since nothing is more faithful to you than it.