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30 Like a decoy partridge in a cage, so is the mind of the proud,
    and like spies they observe your weakness;[a]
31 for they lie in wait, turning good into evil,
    and to worthy actions they attach blame.
32 From a spark many coals are kindled,
    and a sinner lies in wait to shed blood.

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Footnotes

  1. Sirach 11:30 Heb: Gk downfall

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