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17 Do not consult with fools,
    for they cannot keep a secret.
18 In the presence of strangers do nothing that is to be kept secret,
    for you do not know what they will divulge.[a]
19 Do not reveal your thoughts to anyone,
    or you may drive away your happiness.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Sirach 8:18 Or it will bring forth
  2. Sirach 8:19 Heb: Gk and let him not return a favor to you

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