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Ben Sira 21
Ben Sira 21:26
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Ben Sira 21:26
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A fool will peep through the window into the house: but he that is well taught will stand without.
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24
Learning to the prudent is as an ornament of gold, and like a bracelet upon his right arm.
25
The foot of a fool is soon in his neighbour's house: but a man of experience will be abashed at the person of the mighty.
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A fool will peep through the window into the house: but he that is well taught will stand without.
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It is the folly of a man to hearken at the door: and a wise man will be grieved with the disgrace.
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The lips of the unwise will be telling foolish things but the words of the wise shall be weighed in a balance.
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