Sirach 42

1Do not be ashamed of the following things, And do not let partiality lead you to sin:

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2Of the Law and covenant of the Most High, And of a judgment to acquit an ungodly man;

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3Of keeping accounts with a partner or a traveling companion, And of dividing an inheritance among friends;

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4Of accurate scales and balances, And the acquisition of much or little;

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5Of profit from business with merchants, And of much discipline of children, And of making the sides of an evil servant bleed.

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6Where there is an evil wife, a seal is good; And where there are many hands, lock things up.

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7Whatever you deliver, do it by number or weight; And put in writing every thing you give or receive.

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8Do not be ashamed of the instructing of the unwise and foolish, Or of the extremely old man who passes judgment on the young; Then you will be truly instructed And approved before all men.

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9A daughter keeps her father secretly wakeful, For worry over her takes away his sleep; Lest in her youth she passes the time to marry, And lest in her marriage she be hated;

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10In her virginity lest she be defiled Or become pregnant in her father's house; Having a husband, lest she be unfaithful, Or though married, lest she be childless.

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11Keep a strict watch over a headstrong daughter, Lest she make you a laughingstock to your enemies, A source of gossip in the city And notorious among the people, And a disgrace to you before the great multitude.

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12Do not look upon any one for beauty And do not sit in the midst of women.

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13For a moth comes out of garments, And the evil of a woman comes from a woman.

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14The evil of a man is better Than a woman who does what is good, Yet brings shame and disgrace.

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15I shall now remember the works of the Lord, And by the words of the Lord I shall describe His works that I see.

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16The sun gives light and looks down on every thing, And its work is full of the Lord's glory.

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17The Lord did not enable His saints To describe all His wonders, Which the Lord Almighty established That the universe might be established in His glory.

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18He traced out the abyss and the human heart And understands their craftiness; For the Most High possesses all knowledge And sees into the signs of an age.

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19He proclaims what has been and what shall be And reveals the footstep of hidden things.

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20No thought escapes Him; Not even one word is hidden from Him.

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21He has adorned the mighty works of His wisdom, For He is from everlasting to everlasting; Nothing can be added or taken away, And He needs no one to be His counselor.

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22How precious are all His works, And how sparkling to behold.

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23All these things live and endure forever, for every need, And all are obedient.

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24All things are in pairs, one opposite the other, And He made nothing incomplete.

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25One thing strengthens the good of another, And who can have enough of beholding His glory?

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