Sirach 42:10-12
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
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.
11 Keep strict watch over a headstrong daughter,
or she may make you a laughing-stock 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]
12 Do not let her parade her beauty before any man,
or spend her time among married women;[d]
Footnotes
- Sirach 42:11 Heb: Meaning of Gk uncertain
- Sirach 42:11 Heb: Gk to shame before the great multitude
- Sirach 42:11 Heb: Gk lacks See . . . house
- Sirach 42:12 Heb: Meaning of Gk uncertain
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