26 Don’t flaunt your wisdom in doing your work. Don’t boast in the time of your distress. (WEB)
Sirach 10:26
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Sirach 7:4–6
4 Don’t seek preeminence from the Lord, nor the seat of honor from the king. (WEB) 5 Don’t justify yourself in the presence of the Lord, and don’t display your wisdom before the king. (WEB) 6 Don’t seek to be a judge, lest you not be able to take away iniquities, lest perhaps yo… (WEB)
Sirach 32:3–5
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Sirach 4:22–24
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Sirach 11:3–5
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Proverbs 25:5–7
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Psalms 75:4–6
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Sirach 4:2–4
2 Don’t make a hungry soul sorrowful, or provoke a man in his distress. (WEB) 3 Don’t add more trouble to a heart that is provoked. Don’t put off giving to him who is in need. (WEB) 4 Don’t reject a suppliant in his affliction. Don’t turn your face away from a poor man. (WEB)
Proverbs 23:3–5
3 Do not crave his delicacies, for that food is deceptive. 4 Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself. 5 When you glance at wealth, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky.
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