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When you make a deposit, be sure it is counted and weighed,
    and when you give or receive, put it all in writing.
Do not be ashamed to correct the stupid or foolish
    or the aged who are guilty of sexual immorality.
Then you will show your sound training,
    and will be approved by all.

Daughters and Fathers

A daughter is a secret anxiety to her father,
    and worry over her robs him of sleep;
when she is young, for fear she may not marry,
    or if married, for fear she may be disliked;

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