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Ben Sira 13:17
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A sinner has no more in common with a devout person than a wolf has with a lamb.
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Ben Sira 13:17 In-Context
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Every creature prefers its own kind, and people are no different.
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Just as animals of the same species flock together, so people keep company with people like themselves.
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A sinner has no more in common with a devout person than a wolf has with a lamb.
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Rich people have no more in common with poor people than hyenas have with dogs.
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The rich hunt down the poor just as lions hunt down wild donkeys in the open country.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.