Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 8:18

ἐνώπιον ἀλλοτρίου μὴ ποιήσῃς κρυπτόν, οὐ γὰρ γινώσκεις τί τέξεται.
King James Version (KJV)

Do no secret thing before a stranger; for thou knowest not what he will bring forth.

Modern English

Do not do anything secret in front of a stranger, for you do not know what he will do with it.

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