| 25 | Ecclesiasticus | Reference | |
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| My soul takes pleasure in three things, and they are beautiful in the sight of the Lord and of men; agreement between brothers, friendship between neighbors, and a wife and a husband who live in harmony. | Praiseworthy people. Sir.25.1-11 | ||
| My soul hates three kinds of men, and I am greatly offended at their life: a beggar who is proud, a rich man who is a liar, and an adulterous old man who lacks good sense. | |||
| You have gathered nothing in your youth; how then can you find anything in your old age? | |||
| What an attractive thing is judgment in gray-haired men, and for the aged to possess good counsel! | |||
| How attractive is wisdom in the aged, and understanding and counsel in honorable men! | |||
| Rich experience is the crown of the aged, and their boast is the fear of the Lord. | |||
| With nine thoughts I have gladdened my heart, and a tenth I shall tell with my tongue: a man rejoicing in his children; a man who lives to see the downfall of his foes; | |||
| happy is he who lives with an intelligent wife, and he who has not made a slip with his tongue, and he who has not served a man inferior to himself; | |||
| happy is he who has gained good sense, and he who speaks to attentive listeners. | |||
| How great is he who has gained wisdom! But there is no one superior to him who fears the Lord. | |||
| The fear of the Lord surpasses everything; to whom shall be likened the one who holds it fast? | |||
| Any wound, but not a wound of the heart! Any wickedness, but not the wickedness of a wife! | Women. Sir.25.13-26.27 | ||
| Any attack, but not an attack from those who hate! And any vengeance, but not the vengeance of enemies! | |||
| There is no venom worse than a snake's venom, and no wrath worse than an enemy's wrath. | |||
| I would rather dwell with a lion and a dragon than dwell with an evil wife. | |||
| The wickedness of a wife changes her appearance, and darkens her face like that of a bear. | |||
| Her husband takes his meals among the neighbors, and he cannot help sighing bitterly. | |||
| Any iniquity is insignificant compared to a wife's iniquity; may a sinner's lot befall her! | |||
| A sandy ascent for the feet of the aged - such is a garrulous wife for a quiet husband. | |||
| Do not be ensnared by a woman's beauty, and do not desire a woman for her possessions. | |||
| There is wrath and impudence and great disgrace when a wife supports her husband. | |||
| A dejected mind, a gloomy face, and a wounded heart are caused by an evil wife. Drooping hands and weak knees are caused by the wife who does not make her husband happy. | |||
| From a woman sin had its beginning, and because of her we all die. | |||
| Allow no outlet to water, and no boldness of speech in an evil wife. | |||
| If she does not go as you direct, separate her from yourself. | |||
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