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Ben Sira 19
Ben Sira 19:24-27
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Ben Sira 19:24-27
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24
Better is the God-fearing man who lacks intelligence, than the highly prudent man who transgresses the law.
25
There is a cleverness which is scrupulous but unjust, and there are people who distort kindness to gain a verdict.
26
There is a rascal bowed down in mourning, but inwardly he is full of deceit.
27
He hides his face and pretends not to hear; but where no one notices, he will forestall you.
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Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.