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Sirach 7:17-19
Good News Translation
Sirach 7:17-19
Good News Translation
17 Be very humble, because the decay of death awaits us all.[a]
Relations with Others
18 Don't betray a friend for money. Don't betray a real friend for all the gold in the world.
19 Don't miss your chance to marry a wise and good woman. A gracious wife is worth more than gold.
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- Sirach 7:17 Hebrew the decay...all; Greek the punishment of the ungodly is fire and worms.
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