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Wisdom of Ben Sira 21:25-27
New Catholic Bible
Wisdom of Ben Sira 21:25-27
New Catholic Bible
25 The lips of gossipers repeat the words of others,
but the prudent carefully weigh their words.
26 The heart of fools is in their mouth,
but the mouth of the wise is in their heart.
27 When a godless man curses an adversary,[a]
he is cursing himself.
Footnotes
- Wisdom of Ben Sira 21:27 Adversary: three senses have been attributed to this term: (1) when godless persons curse an adversary for leading them into sin, they are really cursing themselves for having succumbed; (2) the adversary they curse is the sinful nature of human beings; or (3) the adversary they curse is the devil, for the Hebrew word used is satan (see 1 Chr 21:1; Zec 3:2; 2 Pet 2:12f; Jude 9).
