She will leave her memory for a curse: Presumably this too is the result of the assembly’s action. We may say “People will curse her whenever they remember her.”
And her disgrace will not be blotted out may be rendered “She will be forever disgraced” or “Her shame will never be erased” (Contemporary English Version).
It is possible to reverse the order of the two lines of this verse as follows:
• She will be disgraced [or, have shame / lose face] throughout her life, and people will curse her whenever they remember [or, think about] her.
Quoted with permission from Bullard, Roger A. and Hatton, Howard A. A Handbook on Sirach. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 2008. For this and other handbooks for translators see here.

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