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Ben Sira 8:4-6
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4 Do not associate with the senseless,
    lest your ancestors be insulted.

5 Do not reproach one who turns away from sin;(A)
    remember, we all are guilty.[a]
6 Do not insult one who is old,
    for some of us will also grow old.

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  1. 8:5 We all are guilty: cf. 1 Kgs 8:46; 2 Chr 6:36; Jb 25:4; Eccl 7:20; Rom 3:9–10; 5:12; 1 Jn 1:8.
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