Sirach 37:10

⁸Beware of a counselor, And know before what need he hath; For he will counsel for himself; Lest he cast the lot upon thee,

⁹And say unto thee, Thy way is good: And afterward he stand on the other side, to see what shall befall thee.

— Sirach 37:10 —

¹¹Neither consult with a woman touching her of whom she is jealous; Neither with a coward in matters of war; Nor with a merchant concerning exchange; Nor with a buyer of selling; Nor with an envious man of thankfulness; Nor with an unmerciful man touching kindness; Nor with the slothful for any work; Nor with a hireling for a year of finishing work; Nor with an idle servant of much business: Hearken not unto these in any matter of counsel.

¹²But be continually with a godly man, Whom thou knowest to keep the commandments of the Lord, Whose mind is according to thy mind, And will sorrow with thee, if thou shalt miscarry.