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The Evil of a Wicked Woman

16 I would rather live with a lion and a dragon
    than live with an evil woman.(A)
17 A woman’s wickedness changes her appearance
    and darkens her face like that of a bear.(B)
18 Her husband sits[a] among the neighbors,
    and he cannot help sighing[b] bitterly.

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Footnotes

  1. 25.18 Heb Syr: Gk loses heart
  2. 25.18 Other ancient authorities read and listening he sighs