Sirach 20:23-25

Wycliffe Bible

²³ There is a man, that for shame promiseth to a friend; and he hath gotten him(self) (an) enemy without cause. [There is, that for confusion promiseth to a friend; and hath won him an enemy willfully.]

²⁴ Leasing (or Lying) is a wicked shame in a man; and it shall be customably in the mouth of unlearned men. [Wicked reproof in a man (is) a leasing; and in the mouth of the undisciplined it shall be busily.]

²⁵ Better, or less evil, is a thief than the customableness of a man, a leasing-monger, (that is, a man accustomed to lying); forsooth both they (or both of them) shall inherit perdition. [Better is a thief than the busyness of a man liar; forsooth both shall heritage perdition.]