Ecclesiasticus · Restored Names Edition · first paragraph
1He that toucheth pitch shall be defiled with it; and he that has fellowship with a proud man shall be like to him.
2Burden not thyself above your power while you livest; and have no fellowship with one that is mightier and richer than thyself: for how agree the kettle and the earthen pot together? for if the one be struck against the other, it shall be broken.
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