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Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 25:8-15 Good News Bible Catholic Edition (GNBDK)

8. a man fortunate enough to have an understanding wife,a married couple who are well-matched,a person who never speaks sinfully,a person who doesn't have to work for someone less competent than himself,

9. someone fortunate enough to have a real friend,a person that people are happy to listen to,

10. and the really great one: someone who is wise.But the greatest one of all is the person who fears the Lord.

11. Such a person has no equal, because the fear of the Lord is the most important thing in the world.

13. No wound is as serious as wounded love. No troubles are as serious as the troubles that women cause.

14. No sufferings are worse than the sufferings caused by people who hate you. No revenge is worse than revenge taken by an enemy.

15. No poison is deadlier than the poison of a snake, and no anger is deadlier than the anger of a woman.

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