Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 11:2

μὴ αἰνέσῃς ἄνδρα ἐν κάλλει αὐτοῦ καὶ μὴ βδελύξῃ ἄνθρωπον ἐν ὁράσει αὐτοῦ.
King James Version (KJV)

Commend not a man for his beauty; neither abhor a man for his outward appearance.

Modern English

Do not praise someone for good looks, and do not despise someone for how they appear.

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