Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 27:23

ἀπέναντι τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν σου γλυκανεῖ στόμα σου, καὶ ἐπὶ τῶν λόγων σου ἐκθαυμάσει, ὕστερον δὲ διαστρέψει τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐν τοῖς λόγοις σου δώσει σκάνδαλον.
King James Version (KJV)

When thou art present, he will speak sweetly, and will admire thy words: but at the last he will writhe his mouth, and slander thy sayings.

Modern English

To your face he will speak sweetly and admire your words, but later he will twist his mouth and slander what you said.

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