Sirach 27:19-29
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19 As one that letteth a bird go out of his hand, so hast thou let thy neighbour go, and shalt not get him again
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20 Follow after him no more, for he is too far off; he is as a roe escaped out of the snare.
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21 As for a wound, it may be bound up; and after reviling there may be reconcilement: but he that betrayeth secrets is without hope.
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22 He that winketh with the eyes worketh evil: and he that knoweth him will depart from him.
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23 When thou art present, he will speak sweetly, and will admire thy words: but at the last he will writhe his mouth, and slander thy sayings.
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24 I have hated many things, but nothing like him; for the Lord will hate him.
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25 Whoso casteth a stone on high casteth it on his own head; and a deceitful stroke shall make wounds.
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26 Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that setteth a trap shall be taken therein.
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27 He that worketh mischief, it shall fall upon him, and he shall not know whence it cometh.
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28 Mockery and reproach are from the proud; but vengeance, as a lion, shall lie in wait for them.
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29 They that rejoice at the fall of the righteous shall be taken in the snare; and anguish shall consume them before they die.