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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;
18 of a crime, before a judge or magistrate;
    and of a breach of the law, before the congregation and the people;
of unjust dealing, before your partner or your friend;

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Footnotes

  1. Sirach 41:16 Heb: Gk and not everything is confidently esteemed by everyone

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