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Sirach 10:3-7 World English Bible (WEB)

3. An uninstructed king will destroy his people; And a city will be established through the understanding of the powerful.

4. In the hand of the Lord is the authority of the earth; And in due time he will raise up over it one that is profitable.

5. In the hand of the Lord is the prosperity of a man; And upon the person of the scribe shall he lay his honor.

6. Be not angry with your neighbor for every wrong; And do nothing by works of violence.

7. Pride is hateful before the Lord and before men; And in the judgement of both will unrighteousness err.