Sirach 34:29-31

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²⁹ When one prays and another curses,
    to whose voice will the Lord listen?
³⁰ If one washes after touching a corpse and touches it again,
    what has been gained by washing?^(A)
31 So if one fasts for his sins
    and goes again and does the same things,
who will listen to his prayer?
    And what has he gained by humbling himself?^(B)