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Sirach 20:19
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19An unseasonable tale will always be in the mouth of the unwise.
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17How oft, and of how many shall he be laughed to scorn! for he knoweth not aright what it is to have; and it is all one unto him as if he had it not.
18To slip upon a pavement is better than to slip with the tongue: so the fall of the wicked shall come speedily.
— Sirach 20:19 —
20A wise sentence shall be rejected when it cometh out of a fool’s mouth; for he will not speak it in due season.
21There is that is hindered from sinning through want: and when he taketh rest, he shall not be troubled.