Sirach 34:1-3

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Dreams Mean Nothing

34 The senseless have vain and false hopes,
    and dreams give wings to fools.
²As one who catches at a shadow and pursues the wind,
    so is anyone who believes in^[a] dreams.
³What is seen in dreams is but a reflection,
    the likeness of a face looking at itself.

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Sirach 34:2 Syr: Gk pays heed to

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