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Sirach 41:16 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" Therefore show respect for my words; for it is not good to retain every kind of shame. Not everything is approved by all in good faith. "

Sirach 41:16

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14 My children, follow instruction in peace. But wisdom that is hidden and a treasure that is not seen, what benefit is in them both?

15 Better is a man who hides his foolishness than a man who hides his wisdom.

16 Therefore show respect for my words; for it is not good to retain every kind of shame. Not everything is approved by all in good faith.

17 Be ashamed of sexual immorality before father and mother, of a lie before a prince and a mighty man,

18 of an offense before a judge and ruler, of iniquity before the congregation and the people, of unjust dealing before a partner and friend,

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Sirach 41:1

"O death, how bitter is the memory of you to a man who is at peace in his possessions, to the man who has nothing to distract him and has prosperity in all things, and who still has strength to enjoy food!"

Sirach 41:2

"O death, your sentence is acceptable to a man who is needy and who fails in strength, who is in extreme old age, is distracted about all things, is perverse, and has lost patience!"

Sirach 41:3

"Don’t be afraid of the sentence of death. Remember those who have been before you and who come after. This is the sentence from the Lord over all flesh."

Sirach 41:4

"And why do you refuse when it is the good pleasure of the Most High? Whether life lasts ten, or a hundred, or a thousand years, there is no inquiry about life in Hades."

Sirach 41:5

"The children of sinners are abominable children and they frequent the dwellings of the ungodly."

Sirach 41:6

"The inheritance of sinners’ children will perish and with their posterity will be a perpetual disgrace."

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