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Sirach 41:15-17
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Sirach 41:15-17
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
A Series of Contrasts
15 Better are those who hide their folly
than those who hide their wisdom.
16 Therefore show respect for my words;
for it is not good to feel shame in every circumstance,
nor is every kind of abashment to be approved.[a]
17 Be ashamed of sexual immorality, before your father or mother;
and of a lie, before a prince or a ruler;
Footnotes
- Sirach 41:16 Heb: Gk and not everything is confidently esteemed by everyone
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