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Sirach 40:22-24
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22 The eye desires grace and beauty,
    but the green shoots of grain more than either.
23 A friend or companion is always welcome,
    but a sensible wife[a] is better than either.
24 Kindred and helpers are for a time of trouble,
    but almsgiving rescues better than either.

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  1. Sirach 40:23 Heb Compare Syr: Gk wife with her husband
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