Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 41:16

τοιγαροῦν ἐντράπητε ἐπὶ τῷ ρήματί μου· οὐ γάρ ἐστι πᾶσαν αἰσχύνην διαφυλάξαι καλόν, καὶ οὐ πάντα πᾶσιν ἐν πίστει εὐδοκιμεῖται.
King James Version (KJV)

Therefore be shamefaced according to my word: for it is not good to retain all shamefacedness; neither is it altogether approved in every thing.

Modern English

So take my advice and feel shame where it's due, for not every kind of shame is good, nor is everything approved by everyone.

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