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Sirach 20:1-2
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Sirach 20:1-2
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Silence and Speech
20 There is a reproof which is not timely;
and there is a man who keeps silent but is wise.
2 How much better it is to reprove than to stay angry!
And the one who confesses his fault will be kept from loss.[a]
Footnotes
- Sirach 20:2 Other authorities add 3 How good it is to show repentance when you are reproved, for so you will escape deliberate sin!
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (RSVCE)
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