Holy Scripture
Sirach 26:16
A church father on this verse
“The third allegory, pointing to the Church, is indicated in Ecclesiasticus: "Like the sun rising in the Lord's heavens, the beauty of a virtuous wife is the radiance of her home." This wife or house is the Church: a wife, in that it is active; a house of God, in that it is contemplative. This woman is Martha who recei…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
16As the sun when it ariseth in the high heaven; So is the beauty of a good wife in the ordering of her house.
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In context
14A silent and loving woman is a gift of the Lord; And there is nothing so much worth as a mind well instructed.
15A shamefaced and faithful woman is a double grace, And her continent mind cannot be valued.
— Sirach 26:16 —
17As the clear light is upon the holy candlestick: So is the beauty of the face in ripe age.
18As the golden pillars are upon the sockets of silver; So are the fair feet with a constant heart.