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Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 10:1-4 Good News Bible Anglicised (GNBDC)

1. A wise ruler will educate his people, and his government will be orderly.

2. All the officials and all the citizens will be like their ruler.

3. An uneducated king will ruin his people, but a government will grow strong if its rulers are wise.

4. The Lord sees to the government of the world and brings the right person to power at the right time.

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