Sirach 25:23

23 uA humbled heart and a sad countenance,

uuAnd a heart-wound, is an evil wifeu.

H C Hands that hang down, and palsied knees,

(Thus shall it be with) a wife that maketh not happy her husband.

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H	Manuscript C (= Lévi’s D), containing an anthology from chapters 4–7, 18–20, 25, 26, 27. This MS consists of four leaves, and, according to Gaster, is older than the other MSS.
(	indicates that the word or words so enclosed or printed are supplied for the sake of clearness.