Ben Sira 36:29-31
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
29 A wife is her husband’s richest treasure,
a help like himself and a staunch support.(A)
30 A vineyard with no hedge will be overrun;
and a man with no wife becomes a homeless wanderer.
31 Who will trust an armed band
that shifts from city to city?
Or a man who has no nest,
who lodges wherever night overtakes him?(B)
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