Wisdom 1:11-13
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
11 Therefore guard against profitless grumbling,
and from calumny[a] withhold your tongues;
For a stealthy utterance will not go unpunished,
and a lying mouth destroys the soul.
12 Do not court death[b] by your erring way of life,
nor draw to yourselves destruction by the works of your hands.
13 Because God did not make death,(A)
nor does he rejoice in the destruction of the living.
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