Sirach 1:23-25

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised

²³Those who are patient stay calm until the right moment,
and then cheerfulness comes back to them.
²⁴They hold back their words until the right moment;
then the lips of many tell of their good sense.

²⁵In the treasuries of wisdom are wise sayings,
but godliness is an abomination to a sinner.

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