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19 Do not deprive yourself of a wise and good wife,
    for her charm is worth more than gold.
20 Do not abuse a servant who performs his work faithfully,
    or a hired laborer who devotes himself to you.
21 Let your soul love[a] an intelligent servant;
    do not withhold from him his freedom.

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Footnotes

  1. Sirach 7:21 The Hebrew text reads Love like yourself

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