New American Bible, Revised Edition

Ben Sira 22:1-6 New American Bible, Revised Edition (NABRE)

1. The sluggard is like a filthy stone;everyone hisses at his disgrace.

2. The sluggard is like a lump of dung;whoever touches it shakes it off the hands.

3. An undisciplined child is a disgrace to its father;if it be a daughter, she brings him to poverty.

4. A thoughtful daughter obtains a husband of her own;a shameless one is her father’s grief.

5. A hussy shames her father and her husband;she is despised by both.

6. Like music at the time of mourning is ill-timed talk,but lashes and discipline are at all times wisdom.