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Ben Sira 36
Ben Sira 36:19-24
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Ben Sira 36:19-24
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19
And just as the tongue can distinguish the flavors of different kinds of meat, so a sharp mind can detect lies.
20
A person with a warped mind causes trouble, but an experienced person knows how to pay it back.
21
A woman has to take any man as a husband, but a man must choose his wife carefully.
22
A woman's beauty makes a man happy; there is no fairer sight for the human eye to see.
23
If the woman is kind and gentle in her speech, her husband is the most fortunate of men.
24
When a man marries, he gets the finest thing he will ever have - a wife to help and encourage him.
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Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.