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Sinners are overtaken through their lips;
    by them the reviler and the arrogant are tripped up.
Do not accustom your mouth to oaths,
    nor habitually utter the name of the Holy One;
10 for as a servant who is constantly under scrutiny
    will not lack bruises,
so also the person who always swears and utters the Name
    will never be cleansed[a] from sin.

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  1. Sirach 23:10 Syr be free

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