Sirach 3:17
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My child, conduct your affairs with gentleness, and you will be loved more than a person of good repute.
And in justice thou shalt be built up, and in the day of affliction thou shalt be remembered: and thy sins shall melt away as the ice in the fair warm weather.
My child, be humble in everything you do, and people will appreciate it more than gifts.
My son, conduct your affairs with humility, and you will be loved more than a giver of gifts.
My child, carry out your duties with humility, and you will be loved more than a benefactor.
My child, perform your tasks with humility; then you will be loved by those whom God accepts.
My child, perform your tasks with humility; then you will be loved by those whom God accepts.
My child, perform your tasks with humility; then you will be loved by those whom God accepts.
My child, perform your tasks with humility; then you will be loved more than a giver of gifts.
My son, perform your tasks in meekness; then you will be loved by those whom God accepts.
My son, perform your tasks in meekness; then you will be loved by those whom God accepts.
Son, perform thy works in mildness (or in meekness), and thou shalt be loved over the glory of men.
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