Ben Sira 7:12

12 Don't think up lies to tell about your friends.

Ben Sira 7:12 In-Context

10 Never get tired of praying, and never miss a chance to give to the poor.

11 Don't laugh at someone who has been humiliated. It is the Lord who humbles a person, but the Lord also raises him up again.

12 Don't think up lies to tell about your friends.

13 Don't tell lies at all. It never does any good.

14 In an official assembly, don't get up and talk a lot of nonsense. And don't repeat yourself when you pray.