OLD TESTAMENT

Sirach 11:29

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29

Don’t bring every man into your house, for many are the tricks of a deceitful man.

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Verse 29. Hour. The last of life. It demonstrates the vanity of past pleasures. Even a momentary toothache will banish the recollection of such delights.

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