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Sirach 19:6-16
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Sirach 19:6-16
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6
He that can rule his tongue shall live without strife; and he that hateth babbling shall have less evil.
7
Rehearse not unto another that which is told unto thee, and thou shalt fare never the worse.
8
Whether it be to friend or foe, talk not of other men's lives; and if thou canst without offence, reveal them not.
9
For he heard and observed thee, and when time cometh he will hate thee.
10
If thou hast heard a word, let it die with thee; and be bold, it will not burst thee.
11
A fool travaileth with a word, as a woman in labour of a child.
12
As an arrow that sticketh in a man's thigh, so is a word within a fool's belly.
13
Admonish a friend, it may be he hath not done it: and if he have done it, that he do it no more.
14
Admonish thy friend, it may be he hath not said it: and if he have, that he speak it not again.
15
Admonish a friend: for many times it is a slander, and believe not every tale.
16
There is one that slippeth in his speech, but not from his heart; and who is he that hath not offended with his tongue?
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