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Sirach 40:12-19 Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)

12. All bribery and iniquity will be wiped away, but faith shall stand forever.

13. The substance of the unjust will dry up like a river, and will pass away with a noise like loud thunder in a rainstorm.

14. When he opens his hands, he will rejoice. So will transgressors pass away at the consummation.

15. The descendents of the impious will not produce many branches, for they may be compared to dirty roots at the edge of a rock.

16. The weeds, which grow above every water and beside the banks of the river, will be uprooted before all the grass.

17. Grace is like a paradise of blessings, and mercy continues for eternity.

18. The life of a worker, when content with what is sufficient, will become sweet, and in it you will find a treasure.

19. Sons, and the building of a city, will establish a name, but an immaculate wife will be ranked above these things.

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