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Sirach 33:23 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" Excel in all your works. Don’t bring a stain on your honor. "

Sirach 33:23

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21 While you still live and breath is in you, don’t give yourself over to anybody.

22 For it is better that your children should ask from you than that you should look to the hand of your children.

23 Excel in all your works. Don’t bring a stain on your honor.

24 In the day that you end the days of your life, in the time of death, distribute your inheritance.

25 Fodder, a stick, and burdens are for a donkey. Bread, discipline, and work are for a servant.

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