OLD TESTAMENT

Sirach 26:15

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A modest woman is grace upon grace. There are no scales that can weigh the value of a self-controlled soul.

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Verse 15. Hedge. Or “stake,” palum, ( Bible.) on which tents are fixed. Genesis 38:14. Calmet.—Fail. Incontinence will at last ruin her health. Bible.

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