Sirach 20:1-2

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Silence and Speech

20 There is a reproof which is not timely;
and there is a man who keeps silent but is wise.
²How much better it is to reprove than to stay angry!
And the one who confesses his fault will be kept from loss.^[a]

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Footnotes

Sirach 20:2 Other authorities add ³How good it is to show repentance when you are reproved, for so you will escape deliberate sin!

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