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Sirach 6:4
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4A wicked soul shall destroy him that hath it, and shall make him to be laughed to scorn of his enemies.
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2Extol not thyself in the counsel of thine own heart; that thy soul be not torn in pieces as a bull straying alone.
3Thou shalt eat up thy leaves, and lose thy fruit, and leave thyself as a dry tree.
— Sirach 6:4 —
5Sweet language will multiply friends: and a fairspeaking tongue will increase kind greetings.
6Be in peace with many: nevertheless have but one counsellor of a thousand.