Sirach 36:25-28 Common English Bible (CEB)

25. A perverse heart will cause grief,but an experienced personwill know how to give payback.

26. A woman will accept any maleas a husband,but some daughters are preferableto other ones.

27. A woman’s beauty brightens a man’s face,and she surpasses a man’s every desire.

28. If her speech is characterizedby mercy and gentleness,her husband is unlike anyone else.

Sirach 36