Ben Sira 25:15

15 No poison is deadlier than the poison of a snake, and no anger is deadlier than the anger of a woman.

Ben Sira 25:15 In-Context

13 No wound is as serious as wounded love. No troubles are as serious as the troubles that women cause.

14 No sufferings are worse than the sufferings caused by people who hate you. No revenge is worse than revenge taken by an enemy.

15 No poison is deadlier than the poison of a snake, and no anger is deadlier than the anger of a woman.

16 I would rather live in the same house with a lion or a dragon than with a bad wife.

17 When a wife is in a bad mood, her expression changes until she looks like an angry bear.

Footnotes

• [a] [Some ancient translations] woman; [Greek] enemy.