Sirach 12:10 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

¹⁰ Never trust your enemy, for like the rusting of copper, so is his wickedness.

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Common English Bible

¹⁰ Don’t ever trust your enemies; for just as copper corrodes, so their wickedness does as well.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁰ You should never trust your enemy. For his wickedness rusts like a brass pot.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁰ Never trust thy enemy: for as a brass pot his wickedness rusteth:

Good News Translation (US Version)

¹⁰ Never trust an enemy; his wickedness is as destructive as rust.

World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers

¹⁰ Never trust your enemy, for his wickedness is like corrosion in copper.

Sirach 12:10 Cross References