Sirach 25:16

16 I would rather live with a lion or a serpent than live with a wicked woman.

Sirach 25:16 In-Context

14 Any attack, but not an attack by those who hate; and any vengeance, but not the vengeance of enemies.

15 No poison is worse than a snake's poison, and no anger is worse than an enemy's anger.

16 I would rather live with a lion or a serpent than live with a wicked woman.

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.