Sirach 7:10-12

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

¹⁰Do not grow weary when you pray;
    do not neglect to give alms.
¹¹Do not ridicule a person who is embittered in spirit,
    for there is One who humbles and exalts.
¹²Do not devise^[a] a lie against your brother,
    or do the same to a friend.

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Sirach 7:12 Heb: Gk plow

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