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Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 22:11 Good News Bible Anglicised (GNBDC)

We mourn for the dead because they have no access to light. We ought to mourn for fools, because they have no access to intelligence. In fact, we should go into deeper mourning for fools, because the life they lead is worse than death. The dead are at least at rest.

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