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Ben Sira 14
Ben Sira 14:1-6
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Ben Sira 14:1-6
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Happy are those who do not blunder with their lips, and need not suffer remorse for sin.
2
Happy are those whose hearts do not condemn them, and who have not given up their hope.
3
Riches are inappropriate for a small-minded person; and of what use is wealth to a miser?
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What he denies himself he collects for others; and others will live in luxury on his goods.
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If one is mean to himself, to whom will he be generous? He will not enjoy his own riches.
6
No one is worse than one who is grudging to himself; this is the punishment for his meanness.
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