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Be ashamed of repeating what you hear, and of betraying secrets. Then you will show proper shame, and will find favor with everyone. Of the following things do not be ashamed, and do not sin to save face:
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Do not be ashamed of the law of the Most High and his covenant, and of rendering judgment to acquit the ungodly;
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of keeping accounts with a partner or with traveling companions, and of dividing the inheritance of friends;
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of accuracy with scales and weights, and of acquiring much or little;
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of profit from dealing with merchants, and of frequent disciplining of children, and of drawing blood from the back of a wicked slave.
New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.