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Sirach 27:19
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19As one that letteth a bird go out of his hand, so hast thou let thy neighbour go, and shalt not get him again
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17Love thy friend, and be faithful unto him: but if thou betrayest his secrets, follow no more after him.
18For as a man hath destroyed his enemy; so hast thou lost the love of thy neighbor.
— Sirach 27:19 —
20Follow after him no more, for he is too far off; he is as a roe escaped out of the snare.
21As for a wound, it may be bound up; and after reviling there may be reconcilement: but he that betrayeth secrets is without hope.