DRC - Sirach - 25

25:1  With three things my spirit is pleased, which are approved before God and men:

25:2  The concord of brethren, and the love of neighbours, and man and wife that agree well together.

25:3  Three sorts my soul hateth, and I am greatly grieved at their life:

25:4  A poor man that is proud: a rich man that is a liar: an old man that is a fool, and doting.

25:5  The things that thou hast not gathered in thy youth, how shalt thou find them in thy old age?

25:6  O how comely is judgment for a grey head, and for ancients to know counsel!

25:7  O how comely is wisdom for the aged, and understanding and counsel to men of honour!

25:8  Much experience is the crown of old men, and the fear of God is their glory.

25:9  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.

25:10  A man that hath joy of his children: and he that liveth and seeth the fall of his enemies.

25:11  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.

25:12  Blessed is he that findeth a true friend, and that declareth justice to an ear that heareth.

25:13  How great is he that findeth wisdom and knowledge! but there is none above him that feareth the Lord.

25:14  The fear of God hath set itself above all things:

25:15  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?

25:16  The fear of God is the beginning of his love: and the beginning of faith is to be fast joined unto it.

25:17  The sadness of the heart is every plague: and the wickedness of a woman is all evil.

25:18  And a man will choose any plague, but the plague of the heart:

25:19  And any wickedness, but the wickedness of a woman:

25:20  And any affliction, but the affliction from them that hate him:

25:21  And any revenge, but the revenge of enemies.

25:22  There is no head worse than the head of a serpent:

25:23  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.

25:24  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,

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

25:26  All malice is short to the malice of a woman, let the lot of sinners fall upon her.

25:27  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.

25:28  Look not upon a woman's beauty, and desire not a woman for beauty.

25:29  A woman's anger, and impudence, and confusion is great.

25:30  A woman, if she have superiority, is contrary to her husband.

25:31  A wicked woman abateth the courage, and maketh a heavy countenance, and a wounded heart.

25:32  Feeble hands, and disjointed knees, a woman that doth not make her husband happy.

25:33  From the woman came the beginning of sin, and by her we all die.

25:34  Give no issue to thy water, no, not a little: nor to a wicked woman liberty to gad abroad.

25:35  If she walk not at thy hand, she will confound thee in the sight of thy enemies.

25:36  Cut her off from thy flesh, lest she always abuse thee.