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Ben Sira 29:27-28
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Ben Sira 29:27-28
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
27 Go away, you parasite, for one more worthy;
for my relative’s visit I need the room!”
28 Painful things to a sensitive person
are rebuke as a parasite and insults from creditors.
New American Bible (Revised Edition) (NABRE)
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