Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation If you have daughters, keep them virtuous, and don't be too indulgent with them. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Hast thou cattle? have an eye to them: and if they be for thy profit, keep them with thee. Sirach 7:22Hurt not the servant that worketh faithfully, nor the hired man that giveth thee his life. Sirach 7:23 Let a wise servant be dear to thee as thy own soul, defraud him not of liberty, nor leave him needy. Sirach 7:25 Hast thou children? instruct them, and bow down their neck from their childhood. Sirach 7:26 Hast thou daughters? have a care of their body, and shew not thy countenance gay towards them. Context Sirach 7…23Let a wise servant be dear to thee as thy own soul, defraud him not of liberty, nor leave him needy. 24Hast thou cattle? have an eye to them: and if they be for thy profit, keep them with thee. 25Hast thou children? instruct them, and bow down their neck from their childhood.… Cross References Sirach 7:22 Hurt not the servant that worketh faithfully, nor the hired man that giveth thee his life. Sirach 7:23 Let a wise servant be dear to thee as thy own soul, defraud him not of liberty, nor leave him needy. Sirach 7:25 Hast thou children? instruct them, and bow down their neck from their childhood. Sirach 7:26 Hast thou daughters? have a care of their body, and shew not thy countenance gay towards them. |
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