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Sirach 20:17-19
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Sirach 20:17-19
New Revised Standard Version 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
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