Sirach 26:1–3
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English
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- Apocrypha of the Old Testament
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Latin
aBlessed is the man that hath ca virtuous wife,
For the number of his days shall be double.
2A bvirtuous woman rejoiceth her husband,
And he shall fulfil the years of his life in peace.
3cA good wife is a good portion,
Which shall be given in the portion of them that fear the Lord.
Cross references
- aProv. 31. 10, &c.
- cGk. as ver. 1. See Prov. 18. 22.
- bch. 28. 15.
- cGk. as ver. 1. See Prov. 18. 22.
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