Sirach 7:24

24 Do you have daughters? Be attentive to their chastity, and don't be too cheerful with them.

Sirach 7:24 In-Context

22 Do you have cattle? Look after them. If they are useful to you, keep them.

23 Do you have children? Instruct them. Train them to be obedient from their youth.

24 Do you have daughters? Be attentive to their chastity, and don't be too cheerful with them.

25 Give a daughter in marriage, and you will have completed a great deed, but present her to an understanding husband.

26 Do you have a wife who is a soul mate? Don't divorce her, and don't trust yourself to a woman whom you hate.

Footnotes

• [a]. LXX body
• [b]. LXX Don’t brighten your face toward them.