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Sirach 41:18-20
Revised Standard Version
Sirach 41:18-20
Revised Standard Version
18 of a transgression, before a judge or magistrate;
and of iniquity, before a congregation or the people;
of unjust dealing, before your partner or friend;
19 and of theft, in the place where you live.
Be ashamed before the truth of God and his covenant.
Be ashamed of selfish behavior at meals,[a]
of surliness in receiving and giving,
20 and of silence, before those who greet you;
of looking at a woman who is a harlot,
Footnotes
- Sirach 41:19 Gk of fixing the elbow on the bread
Revised Standard Version (RSV)
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