Sirach 7:26-28

Common English Bible

²⁶ Do you have a wife who is a soul mate?^[a]
    Don’t divorce her,
    and don’t trust yourself to a woman
    whom you hate.

²⁷ Honor your father with all your heart,
    and don’t forget
    your mother’s labor pains.
²⁸ Remember that you were born
because of your parents.
    How will you pay them back
    for what they have done for you?