Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 27:7

πρὸ λογισμοῦ μὴ ἐπαινέσῃς ἄνδρα, οὗτος γὰρ πειρασμὸς ἀνθρώπων.
King James Version (KJV)

Praise no man before thou hearest him speak; for this is the trial of men.

Modern English

Do not praise anyone before you hear him speak, for that is the true test of a person.

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