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Sirach 3:17
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My son, go on with thy business in meekness; so shalt thou be beloved of him that is approved.
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Sirach 3:17 In-Context
15
In the day of thine affliction it shall be remembered; thy sins also shall melt away, as the ice in the fair warm weather.
16
He that forsaketh his father is as a blasphemer; and he that angereth his mother is cursed: of God.
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My son, go on with thy business in meekness; so shalt thou be beloved of him that is approved.
18
The greater thou art, the more humble thyself, and thou shalt find favour before the Lord.
19
Many are in high place, and of renown: but mysteries are revealed unto the meek.
The Brenton translation of the Septuagint is in the public domain.