10 Don’t laugh with him, lest you have sorrow with him, and you gnash your teeth in the end. (WEB)
Sirach 30:10
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Sirach 7:10–12
10 Don’t be faint-hearted in your prayer. Don’t neglect to give alms. (WEB) 11 Don’t laugh a man to scorn when he is in the bitterness of his soul, for there is one who humbles and exalts. (WEB) 12 Don’t devise a lie against your brother, or do the same to a friend. (WEB)
Proverbs 26:3–5
3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools! 4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be like him. 5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he become wise in his own eyes.
Sirach 9:10–12
10 Don’t forsake an old friend; for a new one is not comparable to him. A new friend is like new wine: if it becomes old, you will drink it with gladness. (WEB) 11 Don’t envy the success of a sinner; for you don’t know what his end will be. (WEB) 12 Don’t delight in the delights of… (WEB)
Sirach 8:9–11
9 Don’t miss the discourse of the aged, for they also learned from their parents, because from them you will learn understanding, and to give an answer in time of need. (WEB) 10 Don’t kindle the coals of a sinner, lest you be burned with the flame of his fire. (WEB) 11 Don’t rise… (WEB)
Sirach 8:3–5
3 Don’t argue with a loudmouthed man. Don’t heap wood upon his fire. (WEB) 4 Don’t make fun of a rude man, lest your ancestors be dishonored. (WEB) 5 Don’t reproach a man when he turns from sin. Remember that we are all worthy of punishment. (WEB)
4 Maccabees 5:27–29
27 But, tyrant-like, you not only force us to break the law, but also to eat, that you may ridicule us as we thus profanely eat. (WEB) 28 But you won’t have this cause of laughter against me, (WEB) 29 nor will I transgress the sacred oaths of my forefathers to keep the law. (WEB)
Proverbs 24:16–18
16 For though a righteous man may fall seven times, he still gets up; but the wicked stumble in bad times. 17 Do not gloat when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart rejoice when he stumbles, 18 or the LORD will see and disapprove, and turn His wrath away from him.
Sirach 12:11–13
11 Though he humbles himself and walks bowed down, still be careful and beware of him. You will be to him as one who has wiped a mirror, to be sure it doesn’t completely tarnish. (WEB) 12 Don’t set him next to you, lest he overthrow you and stand in your place. Don’t let… (WEB) 13 … (WEB)
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