Sirach 4:26-28

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition

²⁶Do not be ashamed to confess your sins,
    and do not try to stop the current of a river.
²⁷Do not subject yourself to a fool,
    or show partiality to a ruler.
²⁸Fight to the death for truth,
    and the Lord God will fight for you.

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