Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 36:21

πάντα ἄρρενα ἐπιδέξεται γυνή, ἔστι δὲ θυγάτηρ θυγατρὸς κρείσσων.
King James Version (KJV)

A woman will receive every man, yet is one daughter better than another.

Modern English

A woman may accept any man, but one daughter is better than another.

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