Ben Sira 20:27-29
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
27 The wise gain promotion with few words,[a]
the prudent please the great.
28 Those who work the land have abundant crops,
and those who please the great are pardoned their faults.
29 Favors and gifts blind the eyes;
like a muzzle over the mouth they silence reproofs.(A)
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