Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 20:23

ἔστι χάριν αἰσχύνης ἐπαγγελόμενος φίλῳ, καὶ ἐκτήσατο αὐτὸν ἐχθρὸν δωρεάν.
King James Version (KJV)

There is that for bashfulness promiseth to his friend, and maketh him his enemy for nothing.

Modern English

There is one who, out of timidity, makes a promise to a friend, and turns him into an enemy for nothing.

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