Sirach 7:12-14

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition

¹²Do not devise^[a] a lie against your brother,
    or do the same to a friend.
¹³Refuse to utter any lie,
    for it is a habit that results in no good.
¹⁴Do not babble in the assembly of the elders,
    and do not repeat yourself when you pray.

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Sirach 7:12 Heb: Gk plough

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