7 Whatever you hand over, let it be by number and weight. In giving and receiving, let all be in writing. (WEB) 8 Don’t be ashamed to instruct the unwise and foolish, and one of extreme old age who contends with those who are young. So you will be well instructed indeed and approved in the sight of every living man. (WEB) 9 A daughter is a secret cause of wakefulness to a father. Care for her takes away sleep— in her youth, lest she pass the flower of her age; when she is married, lest she should be hated; (WEB)
Sirach 42:7–9
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Sirach 7:24–26
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Sirach 9:1–3
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Sirach 33:19–21
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Tobit 4:13–15
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Sirach 26:9–11
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Sirach 8:12–14
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Proverbs 22:25–27
25 or you may learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare. 26 Do not be one who gives pledges, who puts up security for debts. 27 If you have nothing with which to pay, why should your bed be taken from under you?
Proverbs 27:22–24
22 Though you grind a fool like grain with mortar and a pestle, yet his folly will not depart from him. 23 Be sure to know the state of your flocks, and pay close attention to your herds; 24 for riches are not forever, nor does a crown endure to every generation.
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