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13 Remember that a greedy[a] eye is a bad thing.
    What has been created more greedy[b] than the eye?
    Therefore it sheds tears from every face.
14 Do not reach out your hand for everything you see,
    and do not crowd your neighbor[c] at the dish.
15 Judge your neighbor’s feelings by your own,
    and in every matter be thoughtful.

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Footnotes

  1. Sirach 31:13 Gk evil
  2. Sirach 31:13 Gk evil
  3. Sirach 31:14 Gk him

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