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Genesis 38:18

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18 And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet, and thy lace, and thy staff which is in thy hand. And he gave [it] her, and went in to her; and she conceived by him.

from the Writings of Emanuel Swedenborg

 

Arcana Coelestia #4898

Studere hoc loco

  
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4898. 'Maybe we shall be put to shame' means even though subject to reproach. This is clear from the meaning of 'being put to shame' as being subject to reproach.

  
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.