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Sirach 27:23 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" When you are present, he will speak sweetly, and will admire your words; but afterward he will twist his speech and set a trap in your words. "

Sirach 27:23

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21 For a wound may be bound up, and after abuse there may be reconciliation; but he who reveals secrets is without hope.

22 One who winks the eye contrives evil things; and those who know him will keep their distance.

23 When you are present, he will speak sweetly, and will admire your words; but afterward he will twist his speech and set a trap in your words.

24 I have hated many things, but nothing like him. The Lord will hate him.

25 One who casts a stone straight up casts it on his own head. A deceitful blow opens wounds.

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"As a nail will stick fast between the joinings of stones, so sin will thrust itself in between buying and selling."

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"Unless a person holds on diligently to the fear of the Lord, his house will be overthrown quickly."

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"In the shaking of a sieve, the refuse remains, so does the filth of man in his thoughts."

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