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Wisdom of Ben Sira 22:1-2
New Catholic Bible
Wisdom of Ben Sira 22:1-2
New Catholic Bible
Chapter 22
Idlers Are Despised
1 [a]An idler is like a filthy stone;
everyone hisses at his disgrace.
2 An idler is like a lump of dung;
anyone who picks it up will shake it off his hand.
Footnotes
- Wisdom of Ben Sira 22:1 For the author, idlers, as well as unruly children, are a disgrace. The sages of all antiquity believed that in education it was better to be severe toward the guilty than to condone. To encourage the parents, the author stresses that their reputation is at stake.
