Sirach 27:4-7
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Tests in Life
4 When a sieve is shaken, the refuse appears;
so does a person’s waste when he speaks.
5 The kiln tests the potter’s vessels,
and the test of a person is in his conversation.(A)
6 Its fruit discloses the cultivation of a tree;
so does speech[a] the thoughts of the human mind.(B)
7 Do not praise anyone before he speaks,
for this is the way people are tested.
Footnotes
- 27.6 Other ancient authorities read reasoning
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