Usages of contemnere
Frater stultus sororem pauperiorem contemnit, sed mater ei irata est.
A foolish brother despises his poorer sister, but mother is angry with him.
Sapiens neminem propter paupertatem contemnit.
A wise person despises no one because of poverty.
Magistra dicit impium esse parentes contemnere, sicut nefas sit falsum iurare.
The teacher says that it is impious to despise one’s parents, just as it is wrong to swear falsely.
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