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Sirach 25
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1 [1]In three things I was beautified, And stood up beautiful before the Lord and men: [2]The concord of brethren, and [3]friendship of neighbours, And [4]a woman and her husband that walk together in agreement.
2 [5]But three sorts of men my soul hateth, And I am greatly offended at their life: A poor man that is haughty, and a rich man [6]that is a liar, And an old man that is an adulterer lacking understanding.
3 [7]In thy youth thou hast not gathered, And how shouldest thou find in thine old age?
4 [8]How beautiful a thing is judgement for gray hairs, And for elders to know counsel!
5 How beautiful is the wisdom of old men, And thought and counsel to men that are in honour!
6 [9]Much experience is the crown of old men; And [10]their glorying is the fear of the Lord.
7 There be nine things that I have thought of, and in mine heart counted happy; And the tenth I will utter with my tongue: [11]A man that hath joy of his children; [12]A man that liveth and looketh upon the fall of his enemies:
8 Happy is he that dwelleth with a wife of understanding; And [13]he that hath not slipped with his tongue; And he that hath not served a man that is unworthy of him:
9 [14]Happy is he that hath found prudence; And he that discourseth in the ears of them that listen.
10 [15]How great is he that hath found wisdom! [16]Yet is there none above him that feareth the Lord.
11 [17]The fear of the Lord passeth all things: He that holdeth it, to whom shall he be likened?[18]
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13 [19] GIVE me any plague but the plague of the heart; And any wickedness but [20]the wickedness of a woman;
14 Any calamity, but a calamity [21]from them that hate me; And any vengeance, but the vengeance of enemies.
15 There is no head above the head of a serpent; And there is no wrath above the wrath of an enemy.
16 [22]I will rather dwell with a lion and a dragon, Than keep house with a wicked woman.
17 [23]The wickedness of a woman changeth her look, And darkeneth her countenance as [24]a bear doth.
18 Her husband shall sit at meat among his neighbours, And when he heareth it he sigheth bitterly.
19 [25]All malice is but little to the malice of a woman: Let the portion of a sinner fall on her.
20 [26] 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 [27]Throw not thyself 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 [28] as hands that hang down, and palsied knees.
24 [29]From a woman was the beginning of sin; And because of her [30]we all die.
25 [31]Give not water an outlet; Neither to a wicked woman freedom of speech.
26 [32]If she go not [33]as thou wouldest have her, Cut her off from thy flesh.[34]