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Don’t become an enemy
instead of a friend.
    If you get a bad name, you will also inherit shame and reproach,
        as is the case with the
        deceitful[a] sinner.

Don’t be enamored
of your own intelligence
    lest your strength be taken captive
    like a bull.

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Footnotes

  1. Sirach 6:1 LXX double-tongued

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