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Sirach 22:10-12
Common English Bible
Sirach 22:10-12
Common English Bible
10 Whoever talks with a fool
converses with someone who is drowsy;
when the conversation is over,
the fool will say, “What is it?
11 Weep for the dead,
for they have left the light behind;
and weep for fools,
for they have
left understanding behind.
Weep sweetly over the dead,
because they are at rest,
but the life of a fool is worse
than death.
12 Mourn for the dead for seven days,
but mourn for the foolish and the ungodly all the days of their lives.
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