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• Wine and women corrupt intelligent men, the customer of whores loses all sense of shame. (Ecclesiasticus 19, 2)

• The person who acknowledges a fault wards off punishment. (Ecclesiasticus 20, 3)

• The wise will keep quiet till the right moment, but a garrulous fool will always misjudge it. (Ecclesiasticus 20, 7)

• He gives little and reviles much, he opens his mouth like the town crier, he lends today and demands payment tomorrow; he is a detestable fellow. (Ecclesiasticus 20, 15)

• Better a slip on the pavement than a slip of the tongue; this is how ruin takes the wicked by surprise. (Ecclesiasticus 20, 18)

• The wise gains advancement by words, the shrewd wins favour from the great. (Ecclesiasticus 20, 27)

• A plea from the mouth of the poor goes straight to the ear of God, whose judgement comes without delay. (Ecclesiasticus 21, 5)

• To the shrewd instruction is like a golden ornament, like a bracelet on the right arm. (Ecclesiasticus 21, 21)

• A tie-beam bonded into a building will not be dislodged by an earthquake; so too, a heart resolved after due reflection will not flinch at the critical moment. (Ecclesiasticus 22, 16)

• And those who survive her will recognise that nothing is better than fearing the Lord, and nothing sweeter than adherence to the Lord's commandments. (Ecclesiasticus 23, 27)

• How fine a thing: sound judgement with grey hairs, and for greybeards to know how to advise! (Ecclesiasticus 25, 4)

• When visiting stupid people, choose the right moment, but among the thoughtful take your time. (Ecclesiasticus 27, 12)