KJV ORIGINAL
For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
If a woman isn't going to cover her head, she might as well cut all her hair off. But if cutting or shaving her hair would be embarrassing for her, then she should keep her head covered.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Paul's saying if you're not covering your head, you might as well go all the way — but most women would find that shameful, so just cover up.
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