26 For who would trust a nimble robber who skips from city to city? Even so, who would trust a man who has no nest, and lodges wherever he finds himself at nightfall? (WEB)
Sirach 36:26
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Sirach 29:23–25
23 With little or with much, be well satisfied. (WEB) 24 It is a miserable life to go from house to house. Where you are a guest, you dare not open your mouth. (WEB) 25 You will entertain, serve drinks, and have no thanks. In addition to this, you will hear bitter words. (WEB)
Proverbs 27:7–9
7 The soul that is full loathes honey, but to a hungry soul, any bitter thing is sweet. 8 Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who wanders from his home. 9 Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the sweetness of a friend is counsel to the soul.
2 Baruch 22:4–6
4 but does not arrive at the port, can he be comforted? Or he who promises to give a present to (2BA) 5 another, but does not fulfill it, is it not robbery? Or he who sows the earth, but does not reap its (2BA) 6 fruit in its season, does he not lose everything? Or he who plants… (2BA)
Sirach 11:28–30
28 Call no man happy before his death. A man will be known in his children. (WEB) 29 Don’t bring every man into your house, for many are the tricks of a deceitful man. (WEB) 30 Like a decoy partridge in a cage, so is the heart of a proud man. Like a spy, he looks for your weakness. (WEB)
Job 8:17–19
17 His roots wrap around the rock heap; he looks for a home among the stones. 18 If he is uprooted from his place, it will disown him, saying, ‘I never saw you.’ 19 Surely this is the joy of his way; yet others will spring from the dust.
Job 12:5–7
5 The one at ease scorns misfortune as the fate of those whose feet are slipping. 6 The tents of robbers are safe, and those who provoke God are secure— those who carry their god in their hands. 7 But ask the animals, and they will instruct you; ask the birds of the…
Sirach 13:4–6
4 If you are profitable, he will exploit you. If you are in need, he will forsake you. (WEB) 5 If you own something, he will live with you. He will drain your resources and will not be sorry. (WEB) 6 Does he need you? Then he will deceive you, smile at you, and give you hope. He… (WEB)
Isaiah 2:21–22
21 They will flee to caverns in the rocks and crevices in the cliffs, away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth. 22 Put no more trust in man, who has only the breath in his nostrils. Of what account is he?
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