Sirach 25:20

20 A talkative wife for a quiet husband is like a sand dune beneath the feet of an elderly person.

Sirach 25:20 In-Context

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.