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Today's Readings
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Thursday, 15th August 2024 --- 9 Misra 1740
Sirach 22 : 7 - 18
Chapter 22
7 | He that teacheth a fool, is like one that glueth a potsherd together.
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8 | He that telleth a word to him that heareth not, is like one that waketh a man out of a deep sleep.
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9 | He speaketh with one that is asleep, who uttereth wisdom to a fool: and in the end of the discourse he saith: Who is this?
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10 | Weep for the dead, for his light hath failed: and weep for the fool, for his understanding faileth.
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11 | Weep but a little for the dead, for he is at rest.
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12 | For the wicked life of a wicked fool is worse than death.
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13 | The mourning for the dead is seven days: but for a fool and an ungodly man all the days of their life.
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14 | Talk not much with a fool, and go not with him that hath no sense.
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15 | Keep thyself from him, that thou mayst not have trouble, and thou shalt not be defiled with his sin.
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16 | Turn away from him, and thou shalt find rest, and shalt not be wearied out with his folly.
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17 | What is heavier than lead? and what other name hath he but fool?
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18 | Sand and salt, and a mass of iron is easier to bear, than a man without sense, that is both foolish and wicked.
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Acknowledgement
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