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Sirach 2:5
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Sirach 2:5
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
5 For gold is tested in the fire,
and acceptable men in the furnace of humiliation.
Sirach 2:5
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
Sirach 2:5
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
5 For gold and silver are tried in the fire, but acceptable men in the furnace of humiliation.
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