Sirach 22:26-27

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition

²⁶But if harm should come to me because of him,
whoever hears of it will beware of him.

A Prayer for Help against Sinning

²⁷Who will set a guard over my mouth,
and an effective seal upon my lips,
so that I may not fall because of them,
and my tongue may not destroy me?

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