Sirach 6:7
Thomson 1808
not in this edition
Brenton 1851
If thou wouldest get a friend, prove him first, and be not hasty to credit him.
Greek · Brenton
Εἰ κτᾶσαι φίλον, ἐν πειρασμῷ κτῆσαι αὐτόν, καὶ μὴ ταχὺ ἐμπιστεύσῃς αὐτῷ.