Verse

Sirach 22:3

Original

³An evilnurtured man is the dishonour of his father that begat him: and a foolish daughter is born to his loss.

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In context

¹A slothful man is compared to a filthy stone, and every one will hiss him out to his disgrace.

²A slothful man is compared to the filth of a dunghill: every man that takes it up will shake his hand.

— Sirach 22:3 —

⁴A wise daughter shall bring an inheritance to her husband: but she that liveth dishonestly is her father’s heaviness.

⁵She that is bold dishonoureth both her father and her husband, but they both shall despise her.