Ben Sira 14:21-27

21 who reflects in his heart on her ways and ponders her secrets,

22 pursuing her like a hunter, and lying in wait on her paths;

23 who peers through her windows and listens at her doors;

24 who camps near her house and fastens his tent peg to her walls;

25 who pitches his tent near her, and so occupies an excellent lodging place;

26 who places his children under her shelter, and lodges under her boughs;

27 who is sheltered by her from the heat, and dwells in the midst of her glory.

Footnotes

• [a]. The structure adopted in verses 21-27 follows the Heb