I understand that the curses were to be added to Bedrock and have been in Java for some time but it seems rather uneven so I can't believe this is the way it's supposed to be.
What I expected: Occasionally getting a book/pole/bow with a curse on it.
What happened: About half of the books/poles/bows I fished out had "curse of banishing" on them.
Thank you for your report!
We're actually already tracking this issue at MCPE-71930, so I will resolve and link this ticket as a duplicate.
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