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Sirach 36:18-26
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Sirach 36:18-26
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18
The belly devoureth all meats, yet is one meat better than another.
19
As the palate tasteth divers kinds of venison: so doth an heart of understanding false speeches.
20
A froward heart causeth heaviness: but a man of experience will recompense him.
21
A woman will receive every man, yet is one daughter better than another.
22
The beauty of a woman cheereth the countenance, and a man loveth nothing better.
23
If there be kindness, meekness, and comfort, in her tongue, then is not her husband like other men.
24
He that getteth a wife beginneth a possession, a help like unto himself, and a pillar of rest.
25
Where no hedge is, there the possession is spoiled: and he that hath no wife will wander up and down mourning.
26
Who will trust a thief well appointed, that skippeth from city to city? so a man that hath no house, and lodgeth wheresoever the night taketh him?
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The Brenton translation of the Septuagint is in the public domain.