Ecclesiasticus 7:22-31 Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision 1752 (DRC1752)

22. Hurt not the servant that worketh faithfully, nor the hired man that giveth thee his life.

23. Let a wise servant be dear to thee as thy own soul, defraud him not of liberty, nor leave him needy.

24. Hast thou cattle? have an eye to them: and if they be for thy profit, keep them with thee.

25. Hast thou children? instruct them, and bow down their neck from their childhood.

26. Hast thou daughters? have a care of their body, and shew not thy countenance gay towards them.

27. Marry thy daughter well, and then shalt do a great work, and give her to a wise man.

28. If thou hast a wife according to thy soul, cast her not off: and to her that is hateful, trust not thyself. With thy whole heart,

29. Honour thy father, and forget not the groanings of thy mother:

30. Remember that thou hadst not been born but through them: and make a return to them as they have done for thee.

31. With all thy soul fear the Lord, and reverence his priests.

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