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18 The one who sins against his marriage bed
    says to himself, “Who can see me?
Darkness surrounds me, the walls hide me,
    and no one sees me. Why should I worry?
    The Most High will not remember my sins.”(A)

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'Sirach 23:18' not found for the version: New International Version.

I hate three kinds of people,
    and I loathe their manner of life:
a pauper who boasts, a rich person who lies,
    and an old adulterer who lacks sense.(A)

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'Sirach 25:2' not found for the version: New International Version.

Three Depressing Things

28 At two things my heart is grieved,
    and because of a third anger comes over me:
a warrior in want through poverty,
    intelligent men who are treated contemptuously,
and a man who turns back from righteousness to sin—
    the Lord will prepare him for the sword!(A)

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'Sirach 26:28' not found for the version: New International Version.