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    "content": "Ecclesiasticus, Chapter 21 — 31 verses (Douay-Rheims)",
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  "citation": "Ecclesiasticus 21 (Douay-Rheims)",
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    {
      "verse": 1,
      "text": "My son, hast thou sinned? do so no more: but for thy former sins also pray that they may be forgiven thee.",
      "citation": "Ecclesiasticus 21:1 (Douay-Rheims)"
    },
    {
      "verse": 2,
      "text": "Flee from sins as from the face of a serpent: for if thou comest near them, they will take hold of thee.",
      "citation": "Ecclesiasticus 21:2 (Douay-Rheims)"
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    {
      "verse": 3,
      "text": "The teeth thereof are the teeth of a lion, killing the souls of men.",
      "citation": "Ecclesiasticus 21:3 (Douay-Rheims)"
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    {
      "verse": 4,
      "text": "All iniquity is like a two-edged sword, there is no remedy for the wound thereof.",
      "citation": "Ecclesiasticus 21:4 (Douay-Rheims)"
    },
    {
      "verse": 5,
      "text": "Injuries and wrongs will waste riches: and the house that is very rich shall be brought to nothing by pride: so the substance of the proud shall be rooted out.",
      "citation": "Ecclesiasticus 21:5 (Douay-Rheims)"
    },
    {
      "verse": 6,
      "text": "The prayer out of the mouth of the poor shall reach the ears of God, and judgment shall come for him speedily.",
      "citation": "Ecclesiasticus 21:6 (Douay-Rheims)"
    },
    {
      "verse": 7,
      "text": "He that hateth to be reproved walketh in the trace of a sinner: and he that feareth God will turn to his own heart.",
      "citation": "Ecclesiasticus 21:7 (Douay-Rheims)"
    },
    {
      "verse": 8,
      "text": "He that is mighty by a bold tongue is known afar off, but a wise man knoweth to slip by him.",
      "citation": "Ecclesiasticus 21:8 (Douay-Rheims)"
    },
    {
      "verse": 9,
      "text": "He that buildeth his house at other men's charges, is as he that gathereth himself stones to build in the winter.",
      "citation": "Ecclesiasticus 21:9 (Douay-Rheims)"
    },
    {
      "verse": 10,
      "text": "The congregation of sinners is like tow heaped together, and the end of them is a flame of fire.",
      "citation": "Ecclesiasticus 21:10 (Douay-Rheims)"
    },
    {
      "verse": 11,
      "text": "The way of sinners is made plain with stones, and in their end is hell, and darkness, and pains.",
      "citation": "Ecclesiasticus 21:11 (Douay-Rheims)"
    },
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      "verse": 12,
      "text": "He that keepeth justice shall get the understanding thereof.",
      "citation": "Ecclesiasticus 21:12 (Douay-Rheims)"
    },
    {
      "verse": 13,
      "text": "The perfection of the fear of God is wisdom and understanding.",
      "citation": "Ecclesiasticus 21:13 (Douay-Rheims)"
    },
    {
      "verse": 14,
      "text": "He that is not wise in good, will not be taught.",
      "citation": "Ecclesiasticus 21:14 (Douay-Rheims)"
    },
    {
      "verse": 15,
      "text": "But there is a wisdom that aboundeth in evil: and there is no understanding where there is bitterness.",
      "citation": "Ecclesiasticus 21:15 (Douay-Rheims)"
    },
    {
      "verse": 16,
      "text": "The knowledge of a wise man shall abound like a flood, and his counsel continueth like a fountain of life.",
      "citation": "Ecclesiasticus 21:16 (Douay-Rheims)"
    },
    {
      "verse": 17,
      "text": "The heart of a fool is like a broken vessel, and no wisdom at all shall it hold.",
      "citation": "Ecclesiasticus 21:17 (Douay-Rheims)"
    },
    {
      "verse": 18,
      "text": "A man of sense will praise every wise word he shall hear, and will apply it to himself: the luxurious man hath heard it, and it shall displease him, and he will cast it behind his back.",
      "citation": "Ecclesiasticus 21:18 (Douay-Rheims)"
    },
    {
      "verse": 19,
      "text": "The talking of a fool is like a burden in the way: but in the lips of the wise, grace shall be found.",
      "citation": "Ecclesiasticus 21:19 (Douay-Rheims)"
    },
    {
      "verse": 20,
      "text": "The mouth of the prudent is sought after in the church, and they will think upon his words in their hearts.",
      "citation": "Ecclesiasticus 21:20 (Douay-Rheims)"
    },
    {
      "verse": 21,
      "text": "As a house that is destroyed, so is wisdom to a fool: and the knowledge of the unwise is as words without sense.",
      "citation": "Ecclesiasticus 21:21 (Douay-Rheims)"
    },
    {
      "verse": 22,
      "text": "Doctrine to a fool is as fetters on the feet, and like manacles on the right hand.",
      "citation": "Ecclesiasticus 21:22 (Douay-Rheims)"
    },
    {
      "verse": 23,
      "text": "A fool lifteth up his voice in laughter: but a wise man will scarce laugh low to himself.",
      "citation": "Ecclesiasticus 21:23 (Douay-Rheims)"
    },
    {
      "verse": 24,
      "text": "Learning to the prudent is as an ornament of gold, and like a bracelet upon his right arm.",
      "citation": "Ecclesiasticus 21:24 (Douay-Rheims)"
    },
    {
      "verse": 25,
      "text": "The foot of a fool is soon in his neighbour's house: but a man of experience will be abashed at the person of the mighty.",
      "citation": "Ecclesiasticus 21:25 (Douay-Rheims)"
    },
    {
      "verse": 26,
      "text": "A fool will peep through the window into the house: but he that is well taught will stand without.",
      "citation": "Ecclesiasticus 21:26 (Douay-Rheims)"
    },
    {
      "verse": 27,
      "text": "It is the folly of a man to hearken at the door: and a wise man will be grieved with the disgrace.",
      "citation": "Ecclesiasticus 21:27 (Douay-Rheims)"
    },
    {
      "verse": 28,
      "text": "The lips of the unwise will be telling foolish things: but the words of the wise shall be weighed in a balance.",
      "citation": "Ecclesiasticus 21:28 (Douay-Rheims)"
    },
    {
      "verse": 29,
      "text": "The heart of fools is in their mouth: and the mouth of wise men is in their heart.",
      "citation": "Ecclesiasticus 21:29 (Douay-Rheims)"
    },
    {
      "verse": 30,
      "text": "While the ungodly curseth the devil, he curseth his own soul.",
      "citation": "Ecclesiasticus 21:30 (Douay-Rheims)"
    },
    {
      "verse": 31,
      "text": "The talebearer shall defile his own soul, and shall be hated by all: and he that shall abide with him shall be hateful: the silent and wise man shall be honoured.",
      "citation": "Ecclesiasticus 21:31 (Douay-Rheims)"
    }
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