OLD TESTAMENT

Sirach 21:9

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The congregation of wicked men is as a bundle of tow with a flame of fire at the end of them.

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Verse 9. Winter. This season is unfit for building; so the man who borrows, may be forced to pay again ( Calmet.) before it is convenient for him. Bible.—Injustice will bring on ruin. Jeremiah 23:13. Some Greek copies have, “stones for a heap over his tomb,” as Achan and Absalom were treated. Reputation, or goods ill-acquired, will not continue long. Worthington.

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