Ben Sira 22:4-6
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
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,[a]
but lashes and discipline are at all times wisdom.[b]
Footnotes
- 22:6 As a joyful song is out of place among mourners so a rebuke may be insufficient when corporal punishment is called for.
- 22:6
Other ancient texts read as vv. 7–8:
7Children whose upbringing leads to a wholesome life
veil over the lowly origins of their parents.
8Children whose pride is in scornful misconduct
besmirch the nobility of their own family.
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