Sirach 7:22-28
Sirach 7:22-28
{7:22} You should not harm the servant whose works are honest, nor the hired hand who entrusts his life to you.
{7:23} Let an understanding servant be loved by you like your own soul. You should not cheat him out of freedom, nor abandon him to destitution.
{7:24} Are cattle yours? Tend to them. And if they are useful, let them remain with you.
{7:25} Are sons yours? Instruct them, and bow them down from their childhood.
{7:26} Are daughters yours? Watch over their bodies. And you should not display a light-hearted attitude toward them.
{7:27} Give your daughter in marriage, and give her to an understanding man, and you will be doing a great work.
{7:28} If a wife in accord with your soul is yours, you should not reject her. But do not entrust yourself to her who is hateful.