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Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 19:6-12 Good News Bible Catholic Edition (GNBDK)

6. Avoid idle talk, and you will avoid a lot of trouble.

7. Never repeat what you hear, and you will have no regrets.

8. Don't tell it to your friends or your enemies unless it would be sinful to keep it to yourself.

9. Whoever hears you will take notice of it, and sooner or later will hate you for it.

10. Have you heard a rumour? Let it die with you. Be brave! It won't make you explode.

11. A foolish person trying to keep a secret suffers like a woman in labour.

12. Whenever he hears a secret, it's like an arrow stuck in his leg.

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