Sirach 41:18-20

Good News Translation

¹⁸     Before a judge, be ashamed of criminal behavior.
    Before a public assembly, be ashamed of breaking the law.
    Before a friend or partner, be ashamed of dishonesty.
¹⁹     Before your neighbors, be ashamed of theft.
    Be ashamed of breaking a promise,^[a]
            of leaning on the dinner table with your elbows,
            of stinginess when you are asked for something,
²⁰             of not returning a greeting,
            of staring at a prostitute,