Sirach 25 — DRA

25Verse 1With three things my spirit is pleased, which are approved before God and men:^{Verse 2}The concord of brethren, and the love of neighbours, and mall and wife that agree well together.^{Verse 3}Three sorts my soul hateth, and I am greatly grieved at their life:^{Verse 4}A poor man that is proud: a rich man that is a liar: an old man that is a fool, and doting.^{Verse 5}The things that thou hast not gathered in thy youth, how shalt thou find them in thy old age?^{Verse 6}O how comely is judgment for a grey head, and for ancients to know counsel!^{Verse 7}O how comely is wisdom for the aged, and understanding and counsel to men of honour!^{Verse 8}Much experience is the crown of old men, and the fear of God is their glory.^{Verse 9}Nine things that are not to be imagined by the heart have I magnified, and the tenth I will utter to men with my tongue.^{Verse 10}A man that hath joy of his children: and he that liveth and seeth the fall of his enemies.^{Verse 11}Blessed is he. that dwelleth with a wise woman, and that hath not slipped with his tongue, and that hath not served such as are unworthy of him.^{Verse 12}Blessed is he that findeth a true friend, and that declareth justice to an ear that heareth.^{Verse 13}How great is he that findeth wisdom and knowledge! but there is none above him that feareth the Lord.^{Verse 14}The fear of God hath set itself above all things:^{Verse 15}Blessed is the man, to whom it is given to have the fear of God: he that holdeth it, to whom shall he be likened?^{Verse 16}The fear of God is the beginning of his love: and the beginning of faith is to be fast joined unto it.^{Verse 17}The sadness of the heart is every plague: and the wickedness of a woman is all evil.^{Verse 18}And a man will choose any plague, but the plague of the heart:^{Verse 19}And ally wickedness, but the wickedness of a woman:^{Verse 20}And any affliction, but the affliction from them that hate him:^{Verse 21}And ally revenge, but the revenge of enemies.^{Verse 22}There is no head worse than the head of a serpent:^{Verse 23}And there is no anger above the anger of a woman. It will be more agreeable to abide with a lion and a dragon, than to dwell with a wicked woman.^{Verse 24}The wickedness of a woman changeth her face: and she darkeneth her countenance as a bear: and sheweth it like sackcloth. In the midst of her neighbours,^{Verse 25}Her husband groaned, and hearing he sighed a little.^{Verse 26}All malice is shore to the malice of a woman, let the lot of sinners fall upon her.^{Verse 27}As the climbing of a sandy way is to the feet of the aged, so is a wife full of tongue to a quiet man.^{Verse 28}Look not upon a woman’s beauty, and desire not a woman for beauty.^{Verse 29}A woman’s anger, and impudence, and confusion is great.^{Verse 30}A woman, if she have superiority, is contrary to her husband.^{Verse 31}A wicked woman abateth the courage, and maketh a heavy countenance, and a wounded heart.^{Verse 32}Feeble hands, and disjointed knees, a woman that doth not make her husband happy.^{Verse 33}From the woman came the beginning of sin, and by her we all die.^{Verse 34}Give no issue to thy water, no, not a little: nor to a wicked woman liberty to gad abroad.^{Verse 35}If she walk not at thy hand, she will confound thee in the sight of thy enemies.^{Verse 36}Cut her off from thy flesh, lest she always abuse thee.