Verse

Sirach 26:17

Original

¹⁷As the clear light is upon the holy candlestick; so is the beauty of the face in ripe age.

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In context

¹⁵A shamefaced and faithful woman is a double grace, and her continent mind cannot be valued.

¹⁶As the sun when it ariseth in the high heaven; so is the beauty of a good wife in the ordering of her house.

— Sirach 26:17 —

¹⁸As the golden pillars are upon the sockets of silver; so are the fair feet with a constant heart.

¹⁹My son, keep the flower of thine age sound; and give not thy strength to strangers.