Sirach 42:1

1 of repeating gossip; and of revealing secrets— then you will be truly modest and find favor with every human being. Don't be ashamed of these things, and don't show favoritism so that you sin.

Sirach 42:1 In-Context

1 of repeating gossip; and of revealing secrets— then you will be truly modest and find favor with every human being. Don't be ashamed of these things, and don't show favoritism so that you sin.

2 Don't be ashamed: of the Law of the Most High or the covenant, of a just verdict in favor of an ungodly person,

3 of keeping a record of expenses with a partner or a traveling companion, of distributing an inheritance to others,

4 of accuracy with scales and weights, of acquiring a lot or a little,

5 of profit from business with merchants, of frequent discipline of children, and of whipping wicked household slaves until they bleed.