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The sadness of the heart is every plague: and the wickedness of a woman is all evil.
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And a man will choose any plague, but the plague of the heart:
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And ally wickedness, but the wickedness of a woman:
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And any affliction, but the affliction from them that hate him:
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And ally revenge, but the revenge of enemies.
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There is no head worse than the head of a serpent:
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And there is no anger above the anger of a woman. It will be more agreeable to abide with a lion and a dragon, than to dwell with a wicked woman.
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The wickedness of a woman changeth her face: and she darkeneth her countenance as a bear: and sheweth it like sackcloth. In the midst of her neighbours,
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Her husband groaned, and hearing he sighed a little.
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All malice is shore to the malice of a woman, let the lot of sinners fall upon her.
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As the climbing of a sandy way is to the feet of the aged, so is a wife full of tongue to a quiet man.