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Ben Sira 27:10
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Sin waits for those looking for a chance to sin, just as a lion waits for prey.
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If you try to be honest, you can be, and it will improve your character as handsome clothing improves your appearance.
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Birds come to roost with those of their own kind, and the habit of honesty comes to those who try to be honest.
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Sin waits for those looking for a chance to sin, just as a lion waits for prey.
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When devout people talk, what they say always makes sense, but foolish people are always contradicting themselves.
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When you find yourself with stupid people, look for some excuse to leave, but when you are with serious-minded people, stay as long as you can.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.