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20 Undisciplined people find Wisdom's demands too hard and don't have enough determination to meet them. 21 Her requirements are a burden heavier than they are willing to bear, and they quickly lay them aside.

22 Discipline means just that—discipline,[a] and not many people are able to discipline themselves.

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  1. Sirach 6:22 Hebrew Discipline...discipline; Greek Wisdom...wisdom.

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