http://moralminute.com Thu, 04 Nov 2021 20:43:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.4 http://moralminute.com/sirach-31-7/ Sun, 21 Mar 2021 16:46:16 +0000 http://moralminute.com/?p=171 {13:1} Whoever touches pitch will be contaminated by it. And whoever associates with the arrogant will be clothed by arrogance.
{13:2} Whoever associates with those more honorable than himself sets a burden on himself. And so, you should have no fellowship with someone who is wealthier than you.
{13:3} What will the cooking pot have in common with the earthen vessel? And when they collide with one another, one will be broken.
{13:4} The rich man has suffered no injustice, and yet he fumes. But the poor man, though he has been wounded, will remain silent.
{13:5} If you are generous, he will take you up; and when you have nothing, he will cast you aside.
{13:6} If you possess, he will feast with you, and he will empty you, and he will not grieve over you.
{13:7} If he has need of you, he will deceive you; and while smiling, he will give you hope. He will converse with you pleasantly, and he will say: “What is it that you need?”

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