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Sirach 26:5-7
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Sirach 26:5-7
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
The Worst of Evils: A Wicked Wife
5 Of three things my heart is afraid,
and of a fourth I am frightened:[a]
The slander of a city, the gathering of a mob,
and false accusation—all these are worse than death.
6 There is grief of heart and sorrow when a wife is envious of a rival,
and a tongue-lashing makes it known to all.
7 An evil wife is an ox yoke which chafes;
taking hold of her is like grasping a scorpion.
Footnotes
- Sirach 26:5 The Greek of this line is uncertain
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (RSVCE)
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