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Wisdom of Ben Sira 47:19-21
New Catholic Bible
Wisdom of Ben Sira 47:19-21
New Catholic Bible
19 However, you summoned women to be at your side
and became subject to them as a result of your bodily appetites.
20 You soiled your reputation
and sullied your family line,
bringing wrath upon your children
and grief at your folly,
21 because the empire was split in two,
and in Ephraim a rebel kingdom arose.