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14 Do not gain a reputation for spreading scandal,
    or set traps with your tongue.
For shame lies in store for the thief,
    and severe condemnation for the double-tongued.
15 Do not be the cause[a] of harm in either great or small matters,
    and do not become an enemy instead of a friend.

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  1. Wisdom of Ben Sira 5:15 Be the cause: Hebrew; Greek reads: “be ignorant.”