Sirach 26:15-17

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

¹⁵ She will open her mouth as a thirsty traveller to the fountain, and will drink of every water near her, and will sit down by every hedge, and open her quiver against every arrow, until she fail.

¹⁶ The grace of a diligent woman shall delight her husband, and shall fat his bones.

¹⁷ Her discipline is the gift of God.