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Sirach 26:5-7
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Sirach 26:5-7
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
The Worst of Evils: A Wicked Wife
5 Of three things my heart is frightened,
and of a fourth I am in great fear:[a]
slander in the city, the gathering of a mob,
and false accusation—all these are worse than death.
6 But it is heartache and sorrow when a wife has a rival,
and a tongue-lashing makes it known to all.(A)
7 A bad wife is a chafing yoke;
taking hold of her is like grasping a scorpion.
Footnotes
- 26.5 Syr: Meaning of Gk uncertain
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