Ben Sira 36:17-26

17 O Lord, hear the prayer of Thy servants, according to the blessing of Aaron over Thy people, that all they who dwell upon the earth may know that Thou art the Lord, the eternal God.
18 The belly devoureth all meats, yet is one meat better than another.
19 As the palate tasteth divers kinds of venison, so doth a 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 helper like unto himself, and a pillar of rest.
25 Where no hedge is, there the possession is despoiled; 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 who will believe a man that hath no house, and lodgeth wheresoever the night taketh him?
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