Sirach 7:13-15

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

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.

¹⁵Do not hate hard labor
or farm work, which was created by the Most High.

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