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Sirach 13:10-12
Common English Bible
Sirach 13:10-12
Common English Bible
10 Don’t be forward,
or you might be rejected;
and don’t stand far off,
or you might be forgotten.
11 Don’t think that you can speak
with them as an equal,
and don’t trust in their
lengthy conversations,
because they will test you
with a lot of talking;
and when they are smiling, they are really examining you.
12 Those who won’t guard your secrets
are cruel,
and they won’t spare you
from mistreatment
and imprisonment.
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