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12 Do not devise[a] a lie against your brother,
    or do the same to a friend.
13 Refuse to utter any lie,
    for it is a habit that results in no good.
14 Do not babble in the assembly of the elders,
    and do not repeat yourself when you pray.

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  1. Sirach 7:12 Heb: Gk plow

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