Sirach 15:1-6

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

15 He that feareth God, will do good: and he that possesseth justice, shall lay hold on her,

² And she will meet him as an honourable mother, and will receive him as a wife married of a virgin.

³ With the bread of life and understanding, she shall feed him, and give him the water of wholesome wisdom to drink: and she shall be made strong in him, and he shall not be moved:

⁴ And she shall hold him fast, and he shall not be confounded: and she shall exalt him among his neighbours.

⁵ And in the midst of the church she shall open his mouth, and shall fill him with the spirit of wisdom and understanding, and shall clothe him with a robe of glory.

⁶ She shall heap upon him a treasure of joy and gladness, and shall cause him to inherit an everlasting name.