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Sirach 28:20 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" For its yoke is a yoke of iron, and its bands are bands of brass. "

Sirach 28:20

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18 Many have fallen by the edge of the sword, yet not so many as those who have fallen because of the tongue.

19 Happy is he who is sheltered from it, who has not passed through its wrath, who has not drawn its yoke, and has not been bound with its bands.

20 For its yoke is a yoke of iron, and its bands are bands of brass.

21 Its death is an evil death, and Hades is better than it.

22 It will not have rule over godly men. They will not be burned in its flame.

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