Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 37:15-17-18 Good News Bible Anglicised (GNBDC)

15. Above all, pray to the Most High that he will show you the right thing to do.

16. Planning and thought lie behind everything that is done.

17-18. The mind concerns itself with four things: these are good and evil, life and death. They all begin in the mind, but the tongue is their absolute ruler.

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