Ben Sira 6:6

6 Let those that are at peace with you be many, but let your advisers be one in a thousand.

Ben Sira 6:6 In-Context

4 An evil soul will destroy him who has it, and make him the laughingstock of his enemies.
5 A pleasant voice multiplies friends, and a gracious tongue multiplies courtesies.
6 Let those that are at peace with you be many, but let your advisers be one in a thousand.
7 When you gain a friend, gain him through testing, and do not trust him hastily.
8 For there is a friend who is such at his own convenience, but will not stand by you in your day of trouble.
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