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Ben Sira 21:26-28
New American Bible (Revised Edition)

26 The mind of fools is in their mouths,
    but the mouth of the wise is in their mind.[a]
27 When the godless curse their adversary,[b]
    they really curse themselves.
28 Slanderers sully themselves,
    and are hated by their neighbors.

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Footnotes

  1. 21:26 A clever play on words.
  2. 21:27 Curse their adversary: the curse of the godless often recoils on their own head; cf. Gn 27:29; Nm 24:9.
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