Sirach · World English Bible (Classic, with Deuterocanon)
Sirach 26 World English Bible (Classic, with Deuterocanon)
Notes on this text (1)
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Sirach is not in RV1909.
1 Happy is the husband of a good wife. The number of his days will be doubled.
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2 A faithful wife gives joy to her husband. He will fulfill his years in peace.
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3 A good wife is a great gift. She will be given to those who fear the Lord.
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4 Whether a man is rich or poor, a good heart makes a cheerful face at all times.
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5 Of three things my heart was afraid, and concerning the fourth kind I made supplication: The slander of a city, the assembly of a mob, and a false accusation. All these are more grievous than death.
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6 A grief of heart and sorrow is a woman who is jealous of another woman. Her tongue-lashing makes it known to all.
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7 A wicked woman is like a chafing yoke. He who takes hold of her is like one who grasps a scorpion.
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8 A drunken woman causes great wrath. She will not cover her own shame.
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9 The fornication of a woman is in the lifting up of her eyes; it will be known by her eyelids.
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10 Keep strict watch on a headstrong daughter, lest she find liberty for herself, and use it.
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11 Watch out for an impudent eye, and don’t be surprised if it sins against you.
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12 She will open her mouth like a thirsty traveller, and drink from every water that is near. She will sit down at every post, and open her quiver to any arrow.
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13 The grace of a wife will delight her husband. Her knowledge will strengthen his bones.
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14 A silent woman is a gift of the Lord. There is nothing worth so much as a well-instructed soul.
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15 A modest woman is grace upon grace. There are no scales that can weigh the value of a self-controlled soul.
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16 As the sun when it arises in the highest places of the Lord, so is the beauty of a good wife in her well-organized home.
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17 As the lamp that shines upon the holy lampstand, so is the beauty of the face on a well-proportioned body.
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18 As the golden pillars are upon a base of silver, so are beautiful feet with the breasts of one who is steadfast.
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19 Not in this translation
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28 For two things my heart is grieved, and for the third anger comes upon me: a warrior who suffers for poverty, men of understanding who are counted as garbage, and one who turns back from righteousness to sin— the Lord will prepare him for the sword!
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29 It is difficult for a merchant to keep himself from wrong doing, and for a retailer to be acquitted of sin.
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