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Sirach 7:23-27 Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)

23. Let an understanding servant be loved by you like your own soul. You should not cheat him out of freedom, nor abandon him to destitution.

24. Are cattle yours? Tend to them. And if they are useful, let them remain with you.

25. Are sons yours? Instruct them, and bow them down from their childhood.

26. Are daughters yours? Watch over their bodies. And you should not display a light-hearted attitude toward them.

27. Give your daughter in marriage, and give her to an understanding man, and you will be doing a great work.

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