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Sirach 21:24-26
Revised Standard Version
Sirach 21:24-26
Revised Standard Version
24 It is ill-mannered for a man to listen at a door,
and a discreet man is grieved by the disgrace.
25 The lips of strangers will speak of these things,[a]
but the words of the prudent will be weighed in the balance.
26 The mind of fools is in their mouth,
but the mouth of wise men is in[b] their mind.
Footnotes
- Sirach 21:25 The Greek text of this line is uncertain
- Sirach 21:26 Other authorities omit in
Revised Standard Version (RSV)
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