Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 7:13

μὴ θέλε ψεύδεσθαι πᾶν ψεῦδος, ὁ γὰρ ἐνδελεχισμὸς αὐτοῦ οὐκ εἰς ἀγαθόν.
King James Version (KJV)

Use not to make any manner of lie: for the custom thereof is not good.

Modern English

Never get in the habit of lying, for it never leads to good.

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