Sirach 36:26

26 A woman will accept any male as a husband, but some daughters are preferable to other ones.

Sirach 36:26 In-Context

24 As the palate tastes different types of game, so an intelligent mind tests false words.
25 A perverse heart will cause grief, but an experienced person will know how to give payback.
26 A woman will accept any male as a husband, but some daughters are preferable to other ones.
27 A woman's beauty brightens a man's face, and she surpasses a man's every desire.
28 If her speech is characterized by mercy and gentleness, her husband is unlike anyone else.

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. LXX lacks as a husband.
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