Sirach 27:8-10

Good News Translation

Honesty

⁸ If you try to be honest, you can be, and it will improve your character as handsome clothing improves your appearance. ⁹ Birds come to roost with those of their own kind, and the habit of honesty comes to those who try to be honest. ¹⁰ Sin waits for those looking for a chance to sin, just as a lion waits for prey.