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Sirach 22:10-14 Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)

10. Weep over the dead, for his light has failed. And weep over the foolish, for his understanding has failed.

11. Weep only a little over the dead, for he is at rest.

12. But the wicked life of a wicked fool is worse than death.

13. The mourning for the dead is seven days; but for the foolish and the impious, it is all the days of their life.

14. You should not talk at length with the foolish, and you should not go with the senseless.

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