Sirach 7:23-25

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

²³ Let a wise servant be dear to thee as thy own soul, defraud him not of liberty, nor leave him needy.

²⁴ Hast thou cattle? have an eye to them: and if they be for thy profit, keep them with thee.

²⁵ Hast thou children? instruct them, and bow down their neck from their childhood.