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Sirach 23:4-8 Common English Bible (CEB)

4. Lord, Father, God of my life,don’t let me have prideful eyes;

5. turn desire away from me.

6. Don’t allow gluttony or sexual desireto overtake me,and don’t hand me overto a shameless spirit.

7. Listen, my children, to instructionabout your mouth;whoever follows my instructionwill never succumb to it.

8. The lips of sinners will seize themand make abusersand the arrogant stumble.

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