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Sirach 23:12-14
Common English Bible
Sirach 23:12-14
Common English Bible
12 There is a way of speaking
that’s comparable to death;
don’t let it be found
among Jacob’s descendants.
All these things will stay far away
from the godly,
and they will not wallow in their sins.
13 Don’t grow accustomed
to saying coarse things,
because to do so is to engage
in sinful speech.
14 Remember your father and mother,
because you sit in the council
among officials.
This way, you won’t forget yourself
in front of them
and act foolishly out of habit—
then you’d wish
that you hadn’t been born,
and you’d curse the day of your birth.
Common English Bible (CEB)
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