Sirach 25:15-17

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

¹⁵ Blessed is the man, to whom it is given to have the fear of God: he that holdeth it, to whom shall he be likened?

¹⁶ The fear of God is the beginning of his love: and the beginning of faith is to be fast joined unto it.

¹⁷ The sadness of the heart is every plague: and the wickedness of a woman is all evil.