Sirach 19:16-17

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¹⁶A person may make a slip without intending it.
Who has not sinned with his tongue?
¹⁷Question your neighbor before you threaten him;
and let the law of the Most High take its course.^[a]

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Sirach 19:17 Other ancient authorities add and do not be angry. ¹⁸The fear of the Lord is the beginning of acceptance, and wisdom obtains his love. ¹⁹The knowledge of the Lord’s commandments is life-giving discipline; and those who do what is pleasing to him enjoy the fruit of the tree of immortality.

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