Proverbs 23:1

¹ When you sit down to dine with a ruler, consider carefully what is set before you,

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Sirach 31:11–13

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Sirach 31:15–17

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Proverbs 23:5–7

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Sirach 32:8–10

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Sirach 32:1–2

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Sirach 40:28–30

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Sirach 37:28–30

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Sirach 13:8–10

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