Lying

Sirach 20

²⁴ A lie is an ugly blot on a person;
it is continually on the lips of the ignorant.
²⁵ A thief is preferable to a habitual liar,
but the lot of both is ruin.
²⁶ A liar's way leads to disgrace,
and his shame is ever with him.

Proverbial Sayings+fThis heading is included in the Gk

²⁷ The wise person advances himself by his words,

and one who is sensible pleases the great.
²⁸ Those who cultivate the soil heap up their harvest,
and those who please the great atone for injustice.
²⁹ Favors and gifts blind the eyes of the wise;
like a muzzle on the mouth they stop reproofs.
³⁰ Hidden wisdom and unseen treasure,
of what value is either?
³¹ Better are those who hide their folly
than those who hide their wisdom. ₁