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Ben Sira 3:17
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My child, be humble in everything you do, and people will appreciate it more than gifts.
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15
When you are in trouble, the Lord will remember your kindness and will help you; your sins will melt away like frost in warm sunshine.
16
Those who abandon their parents or give them cause for anger may as well be cursing the Lord; they are already under the Lord's curse.
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My child, be humble in everything you do, and people will appreciate it more than gifts.
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The greater you become, the more humble you should be; then the Lord will be pleased with you.
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[Hebrew] people . . . gifts; [Greek] those whom the Lord approves will love you.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.