Sirach 42:9-11

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⁹ 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;^(A)
10 while a virgin, for fear she may be seduced
    and become pregnant in her father’s house;
or having a husband, for fear she may go astray,
    or, though married, for fear she may be barren.^(B)
11 Keep strict watch over a headstrong daughter,
    or she may make you a laughingstock to your enemies,
a byword in the city and the assembly of^[a] the people,
    and put you to shame in public gatherings.^[b]
See that there is no lattice in her room,
    no spot that overlooks the approaches to the house.^[c](C)