Sirach 22:4-15 World English Bible (WEB)

4. A prudent daughter shall inherit a husband of her own; And she that brings shame is the grief of her father.

5. She that is bold brings shame upon father and husband; And she shall be despised of them both.

6. Unseasonable discourse is as music in mourning; But stripes and correction are wisdom at every season.

7. He that teaches a fool is as one that glues a potsherd together; Even as one that wakes a sleeper out of a deep sleep.

8. He that discourseth to a fool is as one discoursing to a man that slumbereth; And at the end he will say, What is it?

11. Weep for the dead, for light has failed him; And weep for a fool, for understanding has failed him: Weep more sweetly for the dead, because he has found rest; But the life of the fool is worse than death.

12. Seven days are the days of mourning for the dead; But for a fool and an ungodly man, all the days of his life.

13. Talk not much with a foolish man, And go not to one that has no understanding: Beware of him, lest you have trouble; And so you shall not be defiled in his onslaught: Turn aside from him, and you shall find rest; And so you shall not be wearied in his madness.

14. What shall be heavier than lead? And what is the name thereof, but a fool?

15. Sand, and salt, and a mass of iron, is easier to bear, Than a man without understanding.

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