Sirach 42:2
Good News Translation
the Law of the Most High and his covenant, judging even godless people fairly,

New Revised Standard Version
Do not be ashamed of the law of the Most High and his covenant, and of rendering judgment to acquit the ungodly;

Contemporary English Version
For example, don't be ashamed if you obey the Law of God Most High; or if a godless person is on trial, and you vote "innocent" because you believe it's true;

New American Bible
Of the Law of the Most High and his precepts, or of justice that acquits the ungodly;

Douay-Rheims Bible
Of the law of the most High, and of his covenant, and of judgment to justify the ungodly:

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Of the law of the most High, and of his covenant, and of judgment to justify the ungodly:

Sirach 41:28
Be ashamed of upbraiding speeches before friends: and after thou hast given, upbraid not.

Sirach 42:1
Repeat not the word which thou hast heard, and disclose not the thing that is secret; so shalt thou be truly without confusion, and shalt find favour before all men: be not ashamed of any of these things, and accept no person to sin thereby:

Sirach 42:3
Of the affair of companions and travellers, and of the gift of the inheritance of friends:

Sirach 42:4
Of exactness of balance and weights, of getting much or little:

Context
Sirach 42
1Repeat not the word which thou hast heard, and disclose not the thing that is secret; so shalt thou be truly without confusion, and shalt find favour before all men: be not ashamed of any of these things, and accept no person to sin thereby: 2Of the law of the most High, and of his covenant, and of judgment to justify the ungodly: 3Of the affair of companions and travellers, and of the gift of the inheritance of friends:…
Cross References
Sirach 41:28
Be ashamed of upbraiding speeches before friends: and after thou hast given, upbraid not.

Sirach 42:1
Repeat not the word which thou hast heard, and disclose not the thing that is secret; so shalt thou be truly without confusion, and shalt find favour before all men: be not ashamed of any of these things, and accept no person to sin thereby:

Sirach 42:3
Of the affair of companions and travellers, and of the gift of the inheritance of friends:

Sirach 42:4
Of exactness of balance and weights, of getting much or little:



(Sir. Si Ecclesiasticus eccles eccl)

Sirach 42:1
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