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

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.

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  1. Sirach 25:15 Some ancient translations woman; Greek enemy.

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