Sirach 36:29-31

Common English Bible

²⁹ Whoever acquires a wife
takes his first step toward success.^[a]
    She will be a fit helper for him
    and a pillar of rest.^[b]
30 Where no fence exists,
the property is carried off,
    and where there’s no wife,
    a man sighs as he wanders about.^[c]
31 Who will trust a well-equipped robber
        who travels from city to city?
    Likewise, who will trust a man
    who does not have a nest
        and who lodges wherever night falls?