Ben Sira - chapter 42

42: 1 - 25 (translated by Edgar Goodspeed)
Do not be ashamed of these things, and do not show partiality, so as to sin: of the Law of the Most High and His agreement, and of judgment, to punish the ungodly; of having a reckoning with a partner and fellow-travelers, and of a present from what is inherited by your companions; of the accuracy of scales and weights, and of the acquisition of much or little; of profit from dealing with merchants, and of the careful training of children; and of staining the side of a bad servant with blood. It is well to put a seal on a wicked wife, and where there are many hands, lock things up. Whatever you hand over, let it be by number and weight; and in giving and receiving, let everything be in writing. Do not be ashamed to instruct the senseless and foolish, or an aged man who is charged with immorality. Then you will be really instructed, and approved in the eyes of every man alive.
A daughter is a secret cause of sleeplessness to her father, and his concern for her robs him of his rest; in her youth, for fear she will pass her prime, and when she is married, for fear she will be hated; when she is a girl, for fear she will be profaned, and be with child in her father's house; when she has a husband, for fear she will transgress; and when she is married, for fear she will be childless. Keep a close watch over a headstrong daughter, for fear she will fill your enemies with malignant joy, and make you the talk of the town and notorious among the people, and disgrace you before the multitude. Do not look at anybody for her beauty, and do not sit among women, for as a moth comes out of clothing, a woman's wickedness comes from a woman. A man's wickedness is better than a beneficent woman, or a woman that disgraces you shamefully. I will call to mind the doings of the Lord and recount the things that I have seen. By the commands of the Lord His works are done; the light-giving sun looks down on everything, and his work is full of the glory of the Lord. He has not permitted the saints of the Lord to recount all his wonders, which the Lord, the Almighty, has firmly established, so that the universe might stand fast through his glory. He searches out the great deep and the human mind, and He understands their designs; for the Most High possesses all knowledge, and looks upon the portent of eternity, and declares the things that are past and the things that are to come, and uncovers the tracks of hidden things. No thought escapes Him, not one word is hidden from Him. He has ordained the majesty of His wisdom, for He is from everlasting to everlasting. It cannot be increased or diminished, and He has no need of any counselor. How much to be desired are all His works, and how sparkling they are to see. All these things live and last forever, with all their functions, and they are all obedient. They are all in pairs, one facing another, not one of them is missing. One confirms the good of the other, and who can have too much of beholding His glory?