World English Bible

Sirach 22:4-12 World English Bible (WEB)

4. A prudent daughter shall inherit a husband of her own; And she that brings shame is the grief of her father.

5. She that is bold brings shame upon father and husband; And she shall be despised of them both.

6. Unseasonable discourse is as music in mourning; But stripes and correction are wisdom at every season.

7. He that teaches a fool is as one that glues a potsherd together; Even as one that wakes a sleeper out of a deep sleep.

8. He that discourseth to a fool is as one discoursing to a man that slumbereth; And at the end he will say, What is it?

11. Weep for the dead, for light has failed him; And weep for a fool, for understanding has failed him: Weep more sweetly for the dead, because he has found rest; But the life of the fool is worse than death.

12. Seven days are the days of mourning for the dead; But for a fool and an ungodly man, all the days of his life.