For I do not know how to flatter, or my Maker would remove me in an instant.
They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.
As you know, we never used words of flattery or any pretext for greed. God is our witness!
A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.
If a man denounces his friends for a price, the eyes of his children will fail.
Am I now seeking the approval of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I