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Wisdom of Ben Sira 42:11-13
New Catholic Bible
Wisdom of Ben Sira 42:11-13
New Catholic Bible
11 Keep a close watch on a headstrong daughter,
lest she make you an object of ridicule to your enemies,
causing you to be the talk of the town, the subject of gossip,
and an object of derision in public gatherings.
Make sure that her room has no lattice,
no spot that overlooks the approaches to the house.
12 Do not allow her to parade her beauty before any man
or spend her time with married women;
13 for just as out of clothes comes the moth
so from a woman comes woman’s wickedness.