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Ben Sira 37:18

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18 four turns of fortune appear, good and evil, life and death; and it is the tongue that continually rules them.
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Ben Sira 37:18 In-Context

16 Reason is the beginning of every work, and counsel precedes every undertaking.
17 As a clue to changes of heart
18 four turns of fortune appear, good and evil, life and death; and it is the tongue that continually rules them.
19 A man may be shrewd and the teacher of many, and yet be unprofitable to himself.
20 A man skilled in words may be hated; he will be destitute of all food,
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.