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Sirach 23:1-2 Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)

1. Lord, Father and Ruler of my life: may you not abandon me to their counsel, nor permit me to fall by them.

2. They would impose scourges over my thoughts and over the discipline of wisdom in my heart. And they would not spare me from their ignorances, nor would they allow their own offenses to become apparent.

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