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A disrespectful daughter
shames her father and her husband,
    and both will despise her.
Ill-timed talk is like party music
during mourning,
    but a whipping and discipline
    are wisdom at any time.[a]

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  1. Sirach 22:6 LXXb adds 22:7–8 Children who are brought up to live a good life mask the lowly birth of their parents. Children who take pride in contempt and lack of education pollute the honorable name of their own family.

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