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Sirach 26:29 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" It is difficult for a merchant to keep himself from wrong doing, and for a retailer to be acquitted of sin. "

Sirach 26:29

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28 For two things my heart is grieved, and for the third anger comes upon me: a warrior who suffers for poverty, men of understanding who are counted as garbage, and one who turns back from righteousness to sin— the Lord will prepare him for the sword!

29 It is difficult for a merchant to keep himself from wrong doing, and for a retailer to be acquitted of sin.

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