Sirach 36:28
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CEB
If her speech is characterized by mercy and gentleness, her husband is unlike anyone else.
DRA
Who will trust him that hath no rest, and that lodgeth wheresoever the night taketh him, as a robber well appointed, that skippeth from city to city.
NABRE
And if, besides, her speech is soothing, her husband’s lot is beyond that of mortal men.
NCB
And if, perchance, her speech is kind and gentle, her husband is the most fortunate of men.
NRSVA
If kindness and humility mark her speech, her husband is more fortunate than other men.
NRSVACE
If kindness and humility mark her speech, her husband is more fortunate than other men.
NRSVCE
If kindness and humility mark her speech, her husband is more fortunate than other men.
NRSVUE
If kindness and humility mark her speech, her husband is more fortunate than other men.
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