Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 25:18-21 Good News Bible Catholic Edition (GNBDK)

18. Her husband has to go and eat with the neighbours, where he can't hold back his bitter sighs.

19. Compared with the troubles caused by a woman, any other trouble looks small. May such women suffer the fate of sinners!

20. A quiet man living with a nagging wife is like an old man climbing up a sandy hill.

21. Never lose your head over a woman's beauty, and don't try to win a woman because she is wealthy.

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