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Ben Sira 27:7-9
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Ben Sira 27:7-9
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
7 Praise no one before he speaks,
for it is then that people are tested.
8 If you strive after justice, you will attain it,
and wear it like a splendid robe.
9 Birds nest with their own kind,
and honesty comes to those who work at it.
New American Bible (Revised Edition) (NABRE)
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