17
The wickedness of a wife changes her appearance, and darkens her face like that of a bear.
18
Her husband takes his meals among the neighbors, and he cannot help sighing bitterly.
19
Any iniquity is insignificant compared to a wife's iniquity; may a sinner's lot befall her!
20
A sandy ascent for the feet of the aged -- such is a garrulous wife for a quiet husband.
21
Do not be ensnared by a woman's beauty, and do not desire a woman for her possessions.
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.