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Sirach 42:1 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" Don’t be ashamed of these things, and don’t sin to save face: "
Sirach 42:1
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1 Don’t be ashamed of these things, and don’t sin to save face:
2 of the law of the Most High and his covenant, of judgment to do justice to the ungodly,
3 of reckoning with a partner and with travellers, of a gift from the inheritance of friends,
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Sirach 42:2
"of the law of the Most High and his covenant, of judgment to do justice to the ungodly,"
Sirach 42:3
"of reckoning with a partner and with travellers, of a gift from the inheritance of friends,"
Sirach 42:4
"of exactness of scales and weights, of getting much or little,"
Sirach 42:5
"of bargaining dealing with merchants, of frequent correction of children, and of making the back of an evil slave to bleed."
Sirach 42:6
"A seal is good where an evil wife is. Where there are many hands, lock things up."
Sirach 42:7
"Whatever you hand over, let it be by number and weight. In giving and receiving, let all be in writing."
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