cOr 36If anyone thinks he is not treating his daughter properly, and if she is getting along in years (or if her passions are too strong), and he feels she ought to marry, he should do as he wants. He is not sinning. He should let her get married. 37But the man who has settled the matter in his own mind, who is under no compulsion but has control over his own will, and who has made up his mind to keep the virgin unmarried—this man also does the right thing. 38So then, he who gives his virgin in marriage does right, but he who does not give her in marriage does better.

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So then he who marries his betrothed does well, and he who refrains from marriage will do even better.

So, then, he who marries his fiancée does well, but he who does not marry will do better.

So the person who marries his fiancée does well, and the person who doesn’t marry does even better.

So then, the one who marries his own virgin does well, and the one who does not marry her will do better.

So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth better.

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