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Sirach 10:7-9
Common English Bible
Sirach 10:7-9
Common English Bible
7 Arrogance is hateful to God and people,
and injustice is wrong to both.
8 Sovereignty passes from
nation to nation
because of injustice, pride, and money.[a]
9 How can dust and ashes be arrogant?
Even when they are alive,
human bodies are decaying.[b]
Footnotes
- Sirach 10:8 LXXb adds For there is nothing more lawless than love of money, because such people put their own souls up for sale.
- Sirach 10:9 Heb; LXX I threw off its entrails.
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