Sirach 26:22
New Revised Standard Version
A prostitute is regarded as spittle, and a married woman as a tower of death to her lovers.

Contemporary English Version
A prostitute is worth less than spit, and affairs with married women are deadly.

Douay-Rheims Bible
As the lamp shining upon the holy candlestick, so is the beauty of the face in a ripe age,

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As the lamp shining upon the holy candlestick, so is the beauty of the face in a ripe age,

Sirach 26:20
And no price is worthy of a continent soul.

Sirach 26:21
As the sun when it riseth to the world in the high places of God, so is the beauty of a good wife for the ornament of her house.

Sirach 26:23
As golden pillars upon bases of silver, so are the firm feet upon the soles of a steady woman.

Sirach 26:24
As everlasting foundations upon a solid rock, so the commandments of God in the heart of a holy woman.

Context
Sirach 26
21As the sun when it riseth to the world in the high places of God, so is the beauty of a good wife for the ornament of her house. 22As the lamp shining upon the holy candlestick, so is the beauty of the face in a ripe age, 23As golden pillars upon bases of silver, so are the firm feet upon the soles of a steady woman.…
Cross References
Sirach 26:20
And no price is worthy of a continent soul.

Sirach 26:21
As the sun when it riseth to the world in the high places of God, so is the beauty of a good wife for the ornament of her house.

Sirach 26:23
As golden pillars upon bases of silver, so are the firm feet upon the soles of a steady woman.

Sirach 26:24
As everlasting foundations upon a solid rock, so the commandments of God in the heart of a holy woman.



(Sir. Si Ecclesiasticus eccles eccl)

Sirach 26:21
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