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This means that any man who prays or prophesies with something on his head brings shame to his head.

But any woman who prays or prophesies without something on her head brings shame to her head. In fact, she may as well shave her head.[a] A woman should wear something on her head. It is a disgrace for a woman to shave her head or cut her hair. But if she refuses to wear something on her head, let her cut off her hair.

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  1. 11.5 she may as well shave her head: A woman's hair was a mark of beauty, and it was shameful for a woman to cut her hair short or to shave her head, so that she looked like a man.

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