Sirach 7:14-16

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¹⁴Do not prattle in the assembly of the elders,
nor repeat yourself in your prayer.

¹⁵Do not hate toilsome labor,
or farm work, which were created by the Most High.
¹⁶Do not count yourself among the crowd of sinners;
remember that wrath does not delay.

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