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Sirach 16:1-3 Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)

1. You should not rejoice in impious children, if they are successful; nor should you take delight in them, if the fear of God is not in them.

2. You should not approve of their life, nor should you look with favor on their labors.

3. For one child who fears God is better than one thousand impious children.

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