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.

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Sirach 7:15-21

{7:15} Do not choose to be verbose among a multitude of elders, and you should not repeat the words of your prayers.
{7:16} You should not hate laborious works, nor the rustic life created by the Most High.
{7:17} You should not consider yourself to be among the multitude of the undisciplined.
{7:18} Remember wrath. For it will not be delayed.
{7:19} Humble your spirit greatly. For the retribution against the flesh of the impious is with fire and worms.
{7:20} Do not betray your friend for the sake of money, and you should not spurn your dearest brother for the sake of gold.
{7:21} Do not choose to depart from a good and understanding wife, whom you have been allotted in the fear of the Lord. For the grace of her modesty is above gold.

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