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Sirach 13:8-12 Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)

8. And he will impress you with his foods, until he has drained you two or three times, and in the very end, he will ridicule you. And afterward, when he sees you, he will abandon you, and he will shake his head at you.

9. Humble yourself before God, and wait for his hands.

10. Be careful. Otherwise, having been seduced into foolishness, you will be humiliated.

11. Do not choose to be low in your wisdom, otherwise, having been brought low, you will be seduced into foolishness.

12. If you are invited by someone who is more powerful than you, you should decline. Otherwise, he will invite you all the more.

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