Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 21:5-9 Good News Bible Catholic Edition (GNBDK)

5. When poor people pray, God hears them and quickly answers their prayers.

6. If you refuse to accept correction, you are committing a sin; and if you fear the Lord, you will make a sincere change in your ways.

7. Someone may be famous as a good speaker, but when he is wrong, a sensible person will detect it.

8. Someone who borrows money to build a house is just collecting stones for his own tomb.

9. A group of people who have no respect for the Law is like a pile of kindling; they will meet a fiery end.

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