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Sirach 25:9-19
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Sirach 25:9-19
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Well is him that hath found prudence, and he that speaketh in the ears of them that will hear:
10
O how great is he that findeth wisdom! yet is there none above him that feareth the Lord.
11
But the love of the Lord passeth all things for illumination: he that holdeth it, whereto shall he be likened?
12
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of his love: and faith is the beginning of cleaving unto him.
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any plague, but the plague of the heart: and any wickedness, but the wickedness of a woman:
14
And any affliction, but the affliction from them that hate me: and any revenge, but the revenge of enemies.
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There is no head above the head of a serpent; and there is no wrath above the wrath of an enemy.
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I had rather dwell with a lion and a dragon, than to keep house with a wicked woman.
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The wickedness of a woman changeth her face, and darkeneth her countenance like sackcloth.
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Her husband shall sit among his neighbours; and when he heareth it shall sigh bitterly.
19
All wickedness is but little to the wickedness of a woman: let the portion of a sinner fall upon her.
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