Sirach 7:7-15
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7 Offend not against the multitude of a city, and then thou shalt not cast thyself down among the people.
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8 Bind not one sin upon another; for in one thou shalt not be unpunished.
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9 Say not, God will look upon the multitude of my oblations, and when I offer to the most high God, he will accept it.
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10 Be not fainthearted when thou makest thy prayer, and neglect not to give alms.
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11 Laugh no man to scorn in the bitterness of his soul: for there is one which humbleth and exalteth.
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12 Devise not a lie against thy brother; neither do the like to thy friend.
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13 Use not to make any manner of lie: for the custom thereof is not good.
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14 Use not many words in a multitude of elders, and make not much babbling when thou prayest.
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15 Hate not laborious work, neither husbandry, which the most High hath ordained.