Sirach 21:24-26

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²⁴It is ill-mannered for a person to listen at a door;
the discreet would be grieved by the disgrace.

²⁵The lips of babblers speak of what is not their concern,^[a]
but the words of the prudent are weighed in the balance.
²⁶The mind of fools is in their mouth,
but the mouth of the wise is in^[b] their mind.

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Sirach 21:25 Other ancient authorities read of strangers speak of these things
Sirach 21:26 Other ancient authorities omit in

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