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Sirach 20:27-29
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Sirach 20:27-29
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Proverbial Sayings[a]
27 Wise persons advance themselves by their words,
and those who are sensible please the great.(A)
28 Those who cultivate the soil heap up their harvest,
and those who please the great atone for injustice.(B)
29 Favors and gifts blind the eyes of the wise;
like a muzzle on the mouth they stop reproofs.(C)
Footnotes
- 20.27 This heading is included in the Gk text.
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