21. Like the sun rising over the world in the high places of God, so the beauty of a good wife is the adornment of her house.
22. Like a lamp shining atop a holy lampstand, so is the beauty of a face in the mature stage of life.
23. Like golden pillars upon bases of silver, so are the firm feet of a mature wife upon the soles of her feet.
24. Like everlasting foundations upon a solid rock, so are the commandments of God in the heart of a holy wife.
25. By two things, my heart is greatly saddened, and at a third, anger overwhelms me:
26. a man of war failing because of dire need, and an understanding man treated with contempt,
27. and anyone who crosses over from justice to sin. God has prepared such a one for the spear.
28. Two kinds of things have seemed difficult and dangerous to me: a merchant will not be easily freed from his negligence, and a shopkeeper will not be justified by the sins of his lips.