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Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 22:16 Good News Bible Anglicised (GNBDC)

A wooden beam can be put into a building so firmly that an earthquake cannot shake it loose; a person can be trained to use reason and good sense so well that he keeps his head when a crisis comes.

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