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Sirach 42:11

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11Keep strict watch over a headstrong daughter,

or she may make you a laughingstock to your enemies,

a byword in the city and the assembly ofe the people,

and put you to shame in public gatherings.f

See that there is no lattice in her room,

no spot that overlooks the approaches to the house.g*

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Footnotes

  1. eHeb: Meaning of Gk uncertain
  2. fHeb: Gk to shame before the great multitude
  3. gHeb: Gk lacks See . . . house

Cross references

  1. *Sir 26:10

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