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Ecclesiasticus 5:9-6: -
Sincerity & self-control.
Sir.5.9-6.4
5
9
Do not winnow with every wind,
nor follow every path:
the double-tongued sinner does that.
5
10
Be steadfast in your understanding,
and let your speech be consistent.
5
11
Be quick to hear,
and be deliberate in answering.
5
12
If you have understanding, answer your neighbour;
but if not, put your hand on your mouth.
5
13
Glory and dishonour come from speaking,
and a man's tongue is his downfall.
5
14
Do not be called a slanderer,
and do not lie in ambush with your tongue;
for shame comes to the thief,
and severe condemnation to the double-tongued.
5
15
In great and small matters do not act amiss,
6
1
and do not become an enemy instead of a friend;
for a bad name incurs shame and reproach:
so fares the double-tongued sinner.
6
2
Do not exalt yourself through your soul's counsel,
lest your soul be torn in pieces like a bull.
6
3
You will devour your leaves
and destroy your fruit,
and will be left like a withered tree.
6
4
An evil soul will destroy him who has it,
and make him the laughingstock of his enemies.