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Ben Sira 7
Ben Sira 7:1-7
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Ben Sira 7:1-7
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1
Do no evil, and evil will never befall you.
2
Stay away from wrong, and it will turn away from you.
3
My son, do not sow the furrows of injustice, and you will not reap a sevenfold crop.
4
Do not seek from the Lord the highest office, nor the seat of honor from the king.
5
Do not assert your righteousness before the Lord, nor display your wisdom before the king.
6
Do not seek to become a judge, lest you be unable to remove iniquity, lest you be partial to a powerful man, and thus put a blot on your integrity.
7
Do not offend against the public, and do not disgrace yourself among the people.
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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.