Sirach 26:17-23 Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)

17. Her discipline is a gift from God.

18. Such is an understanding and quiet wife. For there is no substitution for a well-instructed soul.

19. A holy and contrite wife is grace upon grace.

20. And no amount of money is equal to the value of a soul with self-restraint.

21. Like the sun rising over the world in the high places of God, so the beauty of a good wife is the adornment of her house.

22. Like a lamp shining atop a holy lampstand, so is the beauty of a face in the mature stage of life.

23. Like golden pillars upon bases of silver, so are the firm feet of a mature wife upon the soles of her feet.

Sirach 26