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Ben Sira 9:1
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Ben Sira 9:1
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Chapter 9
Advice Concerning Women[a]
1 Do not be jealous of the wife of your bosom,
lest you teach her to do evil against you.[b]
Footnotes
- 9:1–9 Ben Sira writes about women only from the androcentric viewpoint of his culture. Cf. 25:13–26:27.
- 9:1 Jealousy may lead to suspicion and may prompt a wife to those actions her husband fears.
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