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Sirach 20:19-21
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Sirach 20:19-21
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
19 A coarse person is like an inappropriate story,
continually on the lips of the ignorant.(A)
20 A proverb from a fool’s lips will be rejected,
for he does not tell it at the proper time.(B)
21 One may be prevented from sinning by poverty,
so when he rests he feels no remorse.(C)
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