Sirach 40:19-21

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

¹⁹ Children, and the building of a city shall establish a name, but a blameless wife shall be counted above them both.

²⁰ Wine and music rejoice the heart, but the love of wisdom is above them both.

²¹ The flute and the psaltery make a sweet melody, but a pleasant tongue is above them both.