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Sirach 20:18-20
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Sirach 20:18-20
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
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.(A)
19 A coarse person is like an inappropriate story,
continually on the lips of the ignorant.(B)
20 A proverb from a fool’s lips will be rejected,
for he does not tell it at the proper time.(C)
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