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Don't treat important people as if you were their equal and don't make a nuisance of yourself by asking them a lot of questions.[a] 10 The reputation of a modest person goes before him, as lightning before thunder.

11 Leave the party at the right time and never be the last to go. Don't linger at the door; just go straight home.

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  1. Sirach 32:9 Hebrew make...questions; Greek keep talking when someone else is speaking.

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