Ben Sira 7:1

1 Do no evil; so shall no harm come unto thee.

Ben Sira 7:1 In-Context

1 Do no evil; so shall no harm come unto thee.

2 Depart from the unjust, and iniquity shall turn away from thee.

3 My son, sow not upon the furrows of unrighteousness, and thou shalt not reap them sevenfold.

4 Seek not from the Lord preeminence, neither from the king the seat of honor.

5 Justify not thyself before the Lord, and boast not of thy wisdom before the king.