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Sirach 20:17-19
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
Sirach 20:17-19
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
17 How many will ridicule him, and how often![a]
Inappropriate Speech
18 A slip on the pavement is better than a slip of the tongue;
the downfall of the wicked will occur just as speedily.
19 A coarse person is like an inappropriate story
continually on the lips of the ignorant.
Footnotes
- Sirach 20:17 Other ancient authorities add for he has not honestly received what he has, and what he does not have is unimportant to him
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition (NRSVACE)
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