Ecclesiasticus 36:24
The beauty of a woman cheereth the countenance of her husband, and a man desireth nothing more.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Species mulieris exhilarat faciem viri sui, et super omnem concupiscentiam hominis superducit desiderium.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- Verse numbering differs here, so nothing is shown rather than the wrong verse.
Haydock's commentary
More. Love is the most violent of all the passions, and nothing can afford greater content than a virtuous and consoling wife, chap. xxvi. 21. (Calmet)
From Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary, 1859, in the transcription made by Todd Easton and kept online by John Paul Wohlschied at johnblood.gitlab.io/haydock.