11. Fear of the Lord surpasses everything;those who possess it are incomparable.
13. Any wound, but not a wound to the heart;and any wickedness,but not a woman’s wickedness!
14. Any attack,but not an attack by those who hate;and any vengeance,but not the vengeance of enemies.
15. No poison is worse than a snake’s poison,and no anger is worsethan an enemy’s anger.
16. I would rather live with a lion or a serpentthan live with a wicked woman.
17. A woman’s wickednesschanges her appearance,and it darkens her face like that of a bear.
18. Her husband sits down amonghis neighborsand unintentionally groans bitterly.
19. Any evil is smallwhen compared to a woman’s evil;may she experience a sinner’s fate.
20. A talkative wife for a quiet husbandis like a sand dunebeneath the feet of an elderly person.