Sirach 23:22-27

22 So it is with a woman when she is unfaithful to her husband and she presents him with an heir by another man.
23 First, she's disobeyed the Law of the Most High; second, she's wronged her husband; third, she's committed adultery by her illicit sexual behavior and produced children by another man.
24 She will be led into the assembly, and her punishment will be upon her children.
25 Her children won't take root, and her branches won't bear fruit.
26 She will leave behind a cursed memory, and her reproach won't be wiped clean.
27 And those who remain will know that nothing is better than fearing the Lord, and nothing is sweeter than keeping the Lord's commandments.

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. LXXb adds 23:28 It is a great glory to follow God; to be received by him is to have a long life.
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