Sirach 8:3

3 Quarrel not with a loud-mouthed man,

And put not wood on fire.

(n) 8:4–7. A warning against associating with a foolish man; the need of having respect for the penitent, the aged, and the departed

(= 1 + 3 distichs).

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+	indicates that the authority or authorities quoted insert the word or words following this mark.
H	Manuscript A, containing ch. 3:6–16:26; this consists of six leaves, and may be of the eleventh century.