Verse

Sirach 26:18

Original

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

Modern

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Teens

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Kids

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In context

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

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

— Sirach 26:18 —

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

²⁰When thou hast gotten a fruitful possession through all the field, sow it with thine own seed, trusting in the goodness of thy stock.