Apocrypha

Sirach 20:15-21

{20:15} He will give little, and reproach much. And the opening of his mouth is like a burning flame.
{20:16} There is one who lends today and demands repayment tomorrow. A man such as this is hateful.
{20:17} A foolish man will not have a friend, and there will be no thanks for his good deeds.
{20:18} For those who eat his bread have a false tongue. How often and how many are those who will ridicule him!
{20:19} For what he possesses, he does not distribute with correct understanding. And he acts similarly with what he does not possess.
{20:20} The slip of a false tongue is like someone who falls upon pavement. Such a fall for the wicked will arrive quickly.
{20:21} A disagreeable man is like a pointless fable; it will be continually in the mouth of the undisciplined.

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Sirach 20:8-14

{20:8} Whoever uses many words will wound his own soul. And whoever unjustly takes authority upon himself will be hated.
{20:9} There is advancement in evil for an undisciplined man, and there is a plan which turns to his detriment.
{20:10} There is a gift which is not helpful, and there is a gift, the repayment for which is double.
{20:11} There is a loss for the sake of boasting, and there is one who will lift up his head from lowliness.
{20:12} There is one who buys much for a small price, and who pays it back sevenfold.
{20:13} Anyone wise in words makes himself loved. But the graces of the foolish will be poured away.
{20:14} A gift from the unwise will not benefit you. For his gaze is divided, sevenfold.

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