0 SAB Ecclesiasticus / Sirach 25

Let not thy hand be stretched out to receive, and shut when thou shouldst give. 4:36

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25:1-16

1 With three things my spirit is pleased, which are approved before God and men:

2 The concord of brethren, and the love of neighbours, and man and wife that agree well together.

3 Three sorts my soul hateth, and I am greatly grieved at their life:

4 A poor man that is proud: a rich man that is a liar: an old man that is a fool, and doting.

5 The things that thou hast not gathered in thy youth, how shalt thou find them in thy old age?

6 O how comely is judgment for a grey head, and for ancients to know counsel!

7 O how comely is wisdom for the aged, and understanding and counsel to men of honour!

8 Much experience is the crown of old men, and the fear of God is their glory.

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.

10 A man that hath joy of his children: and he that liveth and seeth the fall of his enemies.

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.

12 Blessed is he that findeth a true friend, and that declareth justice to an ear that heareth.

13 How great is he that findeth wisdom and knowledge! but there is none above him that feareth the Lord.

14 The fear of God hath set itself above all things:

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?

16 The fear of God is the beginning of his love: and the beginning of faith is to be fast joined unto it.

All sin came from a woman
Women 25:17-36

17 The sadness of the heart is every plague: and the wickedness of a woman is all evil.

The wickedness of a woman is all evil.

18 And a man will choose any plague, but the plague of the heart:

19 And any wickedness, but the wickedness of a woman:

20 And any affliction, but the affliction from them that hate him:

21 And any revenge, but the revenge of enemies.

22 There is no head worse than the head of a serpent:

Serpents have the worst heads.

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.

Women have the worst anger. It's better to live with a lion and a dragon than with a qicked woman.

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,

You can tell a wicked woman by her face and dark look.

25 Her husband groaned, and hearing he sighed a little.

A wicked women makes her husband groan.

26 All malice is short to the malice of a woman, let the lot of sinners fall upon her.

There's no malice like the malice of a woman. Let sinners fall upon her.

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.

 A woman who talks too much is wearisome to a quiet man.

28 Look not upon a woman’s beauty, and desire not a woman for beauty.

Don't look a a woman's beauty.

29 A woman’s anger, and impudence, and confusion is great.

The anger, impudence, and confusion of women is great.

30 A woman, if she have superiority, is contrary to her husband.

If a woman has superiority, she is contrary to her husband.

31 A wicked woman abateth the courage, and maketh a heavy countenance, and a wounded heart.

A wicked woman saps the courage and wounds the heart.

32Feeble hands, and disjointed knees, a woman that doth not make her husband happy.

A weak and lazy woman makes an unhappy husband.

33 From the woman came the beginning of sin, and by her we all die.

All sins came the woman (Eve) and by her we all die. [1]

34Give no issue to thy water, no, not a little: nor to a wicked woman liberty to gad abroad.

Don't let a wicked woman travel abroad.

35 If she walk not at thy hand, she will confound thee in the sight of thy enemies.

If you can't control your wife, she will confound you in front of your enemies.

36Cut her off from thy flesh, lest she always abuse thee.

Cut her off from your flesh, or she will always abuse you.

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