Sirach 5:9-11

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⁹Do not winnow in every wind,
    or follow every path.^[a]
¹⁰Stand firm for what you know,
    and let your speech be consistent.
¹¹Be quick to hear,
    but deliberate in answering.

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Footnotes

Sirach 5:9 Gk adds so it is with the double-tongued sinner (see 6.1)

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