Ben Sira 25:8
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
8 Happy the man who lives with a sensible woman,
and the one who does not plow with an ox and a donkey combined.[a]
Happy the one who does not sin with the tongue,
who does not serve an inferior.
Proverbs 18:22
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
22 To find a wife is to find happiness,
a favor granted by the Lord.(A)
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