| 25 | Ecclesiasticus | ||
| 1 | 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 neighbours, and a wife and a husband who live in harmony. | Praiseworthy people. Sir.25.1-11 | |
| 2 | 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. | ||
| 3 | You have gathered nothing in your youth; how then can you find anything in your old age? | ||
| 4 | What an attractive thing is judgment in gray-haired men, and for the aged to possess good counsel! | ||
| 5 | How attractive is wisdom in the aged, and understanding and counsel in honourable men! | ||
| 6 | Rich experience is the crown of the aged, and their boast is the fear of the Lord. | ||
| 7 | 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; | ||
| 8 | 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; | ||
| 9 | happy is he who has gained good sense, and he who speaks to attentive listeners. | ||
| 10 | How great is he who has gained wisdom! But there is no one superior to him who fears the Lord. | ||
| 11 | The fear of the Lord surpasses everything; to whom shall be likened the one who holds it fast? | ||
| 13 | Any wound, but not a wound of the heart! Any wickedness, but not the wickedness of a wife! | Women. Sir.25.13-26.27 | |
| 14 | Any attack, but not an attack from those who hate! And any vengeance, but not the vengeance of enemies! | ||
| 15 | There is no venom worse than a snake's venom, and no wrath worse than an enemy's wrath. | ||
| 16 | I would rather dwell with a lion and a dragon than dwell with an evil wife. | ||
| 17 | The wickedness of a wife changes her appearance, and darkens her face like that of a bear. | ||
| 18 | Her husband takes his meals among the neighbours, and he cannot help sighing bitterly. | ||
| 19 | Any iniquity is insignificant compared to a wife's iniquity; may a sinner's lot befall her! | ||
| 20 | A sandy ascent for the feet of the aged - such is a garrulous wife for a quiet husband. | ||
| 21 | Do not be ensnared by a woman's beauty, and do not desire a woman for her possessions. | ||
| 22 | There is wrath and impudence and great disgrace when a wife supports her husband. | ||
| 23 | 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. | ||
| 24 | From a woman sin had its beginning, and because of her we all die. | ||
| 25 | Allow no outlet to water, and no boldness of speech in an evil wife. | ||
| 26 | If she does not go as you direct, separate her from yourself. | ||
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