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Sirach 41:15-17
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Sirach 41:15-17
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
A Series of Contrasts
15 Better is the man who hides his folly
than the man who hides his wisdom.
16 Therefore show respect for my words:
For it is good to retain every kind of shame,
and not everything is confidently esteemed by every one.
17 Be ashamed of immorality, before your father or mother;
and of a lie, before a prince or a ruler;
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (RSVCE)
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