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Ben Sira 10
Ben Sira 10:1-7
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Ben Sira 10:1-7
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A wise magistrate will educate his people, and the rule of an understanding man will be well ordered.
2
Like the magistrate of the people, so are his officials; and like the ruler of the city, so are all its inhabitants.
3
An undisciplined king will ruin his people, but a city will grow through the understanding of its rulers.
4
The government of the earth is in the hands of the Lord, and over it he will raise up the right man for the time.
5
The success of a man is in the hands of the Lord, and he confers his honor upon the person of the scribe.
6
Do not be angry with your neighbor for any injury, and do not attempt anything by acts of insolence.
7
Arrogance is hateful before the Lord and before men, and injustice is outrageous to both.
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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.