Catholic Public Domain Version

Sirach 26:14-20 Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)

14. Be wary of the irreverence of her eyes, and you should not wonder if she might disregard you.

15. Like a thirsty traveler, she will open her mouth to the fountain, and she will drink from every water nearby, and she will sit down beside every fencepost, and she will open her quiver to every arrow, until she becomes weary.

16. The grace of an attentive wife will delight her husband, and will fatten his bones.

17. Her discipline is a gift from God.

18. Such is an understanding and quiet wife. For there is no substitution for a well-instructed soul.

19. A holy and contrite wife is grace upon grace.

20. And no amount of money is equal to the value of a soul with self-restraint.