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Ben Sira 19:1-7
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Ben Sira 19:1-7
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If you do, you will never get rich; if you don't pay attention to small matters, you will gradually ruin yourself.
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Wine and women make sensible men do foolish things. A man who goes to prostitutes gets more and more careless,
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and that carelessness will cost him his life. Worms will feed on his decaying body.
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It is silly to trust people too quickly. If you sin, you are hurting yourself.
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If wickedness makes you happy, you will be condemned.
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Avoid idle talk, and you will avoid a lot of trouble.
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Never repeat what you hear, and you will have no regrets.
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[Hebrew] If you do, you; [Greek] A worker who drinks too much.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.