Sirach 25:14-16

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¹⁴Any suffering, but not suffering from those who hate!
And any vengeance, but not the vengeance of enemies!
¹⁵There is no venom^[a] worse than a snake’s venom,^[b]
and no anger worse than a woman’s^[c] wrath.

The Evil of a Wicked Woman

¹⁶I would rather live with a lion and a dragon
than live with an evil woman.

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Footnotes

Sirach 25:15 Syr: Gk head
Sirach 25:15 Syr: Gk head
Sirach 25:15 Other ancient authorities read an enemy’s

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