2. O death! How welcome is your sentenceto the weak, failing in strength,Stumbling and tripping on everything,with sight gone and hope lost.
16a. judge of disgrace according to my rules,
16b. Not every kind of shame is shameful,nor is every kind of disgrace to be recognized.
17. Before father and mother be ashamed of immorality,before prince and ruler, of falsehood;
18. Before master and mistress, of deceit;before the public assembly, of crime;Before associate and friend, of disloyalty,
19. and in the place where you settle, of theft.Be ashamed of breaking an oath or a covenant,and of stretching your elbow at dinner;Of refusing to give when asked,
20a. of failing to return a greeting;