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Sirach 28:12-13
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The Evil Tongue

12 If you blow on a spark, it will glow;
    if you spit on it, it will be put out,
    yet both come out of your mouth.(A)

13 Curse the gossips and the double-tongued,
    for they destroy the peace of many.(B)

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