Sirach 7:25

25 Marry thy daughter, and sorrow will depart [from thy house],

But bestow her upon a man of understandingm.

(j) 7:26–28. A man’s duty to his wife and to his parents

(= 1 + 2 distichs).

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[	indicate an intrusion into the original text.
+	indicates that the authority or authorities quoted insert the word or words following this mark.
H	Manuscript A, containing ch. 3:6–16:26; this consists of six leaves, and may be of the eleventh century.