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Sirach 42:1-3 Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)

1. You should not repeat a claim heard from the revealing of a hidden word. And then, truly, you will be without shame, and you will find favor in the sight of all men. You should not accept the reputation of someone, so that you would sin, nor should you be confounded in any of the following things:

2. in the law of the Most High and his covenant, or by giving a judgment to justify the impious;

3. in a word among companions and fellow travelers, or by distributing the inheritance of friends;

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