Sirach 22

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1The sluggard is like a filthy stone; everyone hisses at his disgrace. 2The sluggard is like a lump of dung; whoever touches it shakes it off the hands. 3An undisciplined child is a disgrace to its father; if it be a daughter, she brings him to poverty. 4A thoughtful daughter obtains a husband of her own; a shameless one is her father’s grief. 5A hussy shames her father and her husband; she is despised by both. 6Like music at the time of mourning is ill-timed talk, but lashes and discipline are at all times wisdom.