Sirach 42:9 - Catholic Public Domain Version

⁹ The vigilance of a father for his daughter is hidden, and his concern for her takes away his sleep. For perhaps, in her adolescence, she might be brought into adulthood. Or when she lives with her husband, she might become hateful.

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Common English Bible

⁹ A daughter is a hidden source of sleeplessness for her father, and anxiety about her deprives him of sleep: in her youth, that she doesn’t pass her prime, and when she’s married, that she not be hated;

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁹ The father waketh for the daughter when no man knoweth, and the care for her taketh away his sleep, when she is young, lest she pass away the flower of her age, and when she is married, lest she should be hateful:

Good News Translation (US Version)

⁹ Although he will not let his daughter know it, a father will lie awake at night worrying about her. If she is young, he worries that she might not get married. If she is already married, he worries about her happiness.

World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers

⁹ A daughter is a secret cause of wakefulness to a father. Care for her takes away sleep— in her youth, lest she pass the flower of her age; when she is married, lest she should be hated;

Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

⁹ I know that secretly you fathers worry about your daughters and lose sleep, while questions trouble your minds. Will she find a husband? Will he love her,

Sirach 42:9 Tagairtí Cros