Sirach 22:4
Good News Translation
A sensible daughter will get a husband, but a shameless daughter brings her father grief.

New Revised Standard Version
A sensible daughter obtains a husband of her own, but one who acts shamefully is a grief to her father.

Contemporary English Version
If a daughter is sensible she will get a good husband, but a shameless girl only brings her father pain.

New American Bible
A thoughtful daughter obtains a husband of her own; a shameless one is her father’s grief.

Douay-Rheims Bible
A wise daughter shall bring an inheritance to her husband: but she that confoundeth, becometh a disgrace to her father.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

A wise daughter shall bring an inheritance to her husband: but she that confoundeth, becometh a disgrace to her father.

Sirach 22:2
The sluggard is pelted with the dung of oxen: and every one that toucheth him will shake his hands.

Sirach 22:3
A son ill taught is the confusion of the father: and a foolish daughter shall be to his loss.

Sirach 22:5
She that is bold shameth both her father and husband, and will not be inferior to the ungodly: and shall be disgraced by them both.

Sirach 22:6
A tale out of time is like music in mourning: but the stripes and instruction of wisdom are never out of time.

Context
Sirach 22
3A son ill taught is the confusion of the father: and a foolish daughter shall be to his loss. 4A wise daughter shall bring an inheritance to her husband: but she that confoundeth, becometh a disgrace to her father. 5She that is bold shameth both her father and husband, and will not be inferior to the ungodly: and shall be disgraced by them both.…
Cross References
Sirach 22:2
The sluggard is pelted with the dung of oxen: and every one that toucheth him will shake his hands.

Sirach 22:3
A son ill taught is the confusion of the father: and a foolish daughter shall be to his loss.

Sirach 22:5
She that is bold shameth both her father and husband, and will not be inferior to the ungodly: and shall be disgraced by them both.

Sirach 22:6
A tale out of time is like music in mourning: but the stripes and instruction of wisdom are never out of time.



(Sir. Si Ecclesiasticus eccles eccl)

Sirach 22:3
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