Sirach 33:29-31

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²⁹Do not act immoderately toward anybody,
and do nothing without discretion.

³⁰If you have a servant, let him be as yourself,
    because you have bought him with blood.
³¹If you have a servant, treat him as a brother,
    for as your own soul you will need him.
If you ill-treat him, and he leaves and runs away,
    which way will you go to seek him?

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