Sirach 42:1–9
1Don’t be ashamed of these things, and don’t sin to save face:↗
2of the law of the Most High and his covenant, of judgment to do justice to the ungodly,↗
3of reckoning with a partner and with travellers, of a gift from the inheritance of friends,↗
4of exactness of scales and weights, of getting much or little,↗
5of bargaining dealing with merchants, of frequent correction of children, and of making the back of an evil slave to bleed.↗
6A seal is good where an evil wife is. Where there are many hands, lock things up.↗
7Whatever you hand over, let it be by number and weight. In giving and receiving, let all be in writing.↗
8Don’t be ashamed to instruct the unwise and foolish, and one of extreme old age who contends with those who are young. So you will be well instructed indeed and approved in the sight of every living man.↗
9A daughter is a secret cause of wakefulness to a father. Care for her takes away sleep— in her youth, lest she pass the flower of her age; when she is married, lest she should be hated;↗
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