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Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 26:16-29 Good News Bible Catholic Edition (GNBDK)

16. The beauty of a good wife in her well-kept home is like the noonday sun shining in the Lord's sky.

17. Her beautiful face and attractive figure are as lovely as the light from the sacred lampstand in the Temple,

18. and like its gold shaft set on its silver base are her shapely legs and strong ankles.

28. There are two things that make me sad, and a third that makes me angry:a soldier who has become poor,intelligent people who are not respected,and a righteous person who turns to evil.The Lord will punish such a person with death!

29. A merchant can hardly avoid doing wrong; every salesman is guilty of sin.

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