Verse 15

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Give your daughters away· Verses 12–15

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You have paid me back with nothing false in it, my son, in that you took up my word and gave it its weight, you who give honour to others. Just this much service should sons do a father: he takes the teacher's word with reverence and says, Yes, I will. These daughters of yours, courteous one, my child, are slender-waisted. By their own powers they will make this creation grow many times over. So give your own daughters away today to the foremost of the sages, each by her nature and her liking, and spread your fame across the earth.