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Ben Sira 22:2-3
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Ben Sira 22:2-3
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
2 The sluggard is like a lump of dung;
whoever touches it shakes it off the hands.
3 An undisciplined child is a disgrace to its father;
if it be a daughter, she brings him to poverty.(A)
New American Bible (Revised Edition) (NABRE)
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