Sirach 25:17-26

17 A woman's wickedness changes her appearance, and it darkens her face like that of a bear.
18 Her husband sits down among his neighbors and unintentionally groans bitterly.
19 Any evil is small when compared to a woman's evil; may she experience a sinner's fate.
20 A talkative wife for a quiet husband is like a sand dune beneath the feet of an elderly person.
21 Don't fall for a woman's beauty, and don't long for a woman.
22 There will be anger, shamelessness, and utter disgrace when a wife provides for her husband.
23 A wicked wife causes a humiliated heart, a gloomy face, and a wounded heart. Drooping hands and weakened knees come from a woman who doesn't make her husband happy.
24 Sin began with a woman, and because of her all of us die.
25 Don't allow an outlet for water, and don't give a wicked wife freedom to speak.
26 If she doesn't do as you say, divorce her.

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. LXX separate her from your flesh
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