Ecclesiasticus 26:19-24 Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision 1752 (DRC1752)

19. A holy and shamefaced woman is grace upon grace.

20. And no price is worthy of a continent soul.

21. As the sun when it riseth to the world in the high places of God, so is the beauty of a good wife for the ornament of her house.

22. As the lamp shining upon the holy candlestick, so is the beauty of the face in a ripe age.

23. As golden pillars upon bases of silver, so are the firm feet upon the soles of a steady woman.

24. As everlasting foundations upon a solid rock, so the commandments of God In the heart of a holy woman.

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