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Sirach 25:18-25 World English Bible (WEB)

18. Her husband shall sit at meat among his neighbors, And when he hears it he sighs bitterly.

19. All malice is but little to the malice of a woman: Let the portion of a sinner fall on her.

20. As the going up a sandy way is to the feet of the aged, So is a wife full of words to a quiet man.

21. Throw not yourself upon the beauty of a woman; And desire not a woman for her beauty.

22. There is anger, and impudence, and great reproach, If a woman maintain her husband.

23. A wicked woman is abasement of heart, And sadness of countenance, and a wounded heart: A woman that will not make her husband happy Is as hands that hang down, and palsied knees.

24. From a woman was the beginning of sin; And because of her we all die.

25. Give not water an outlet; Neither to a wicked woman freedom of speech.

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