Sirach 25:19-21

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

¹⁹ Any iniquity is small compared to a woman’s iniquity;
    may a sinner’s lot befall her!
²⁰ A sandy ascent for the feet of the aged—
    such is a garrulous wife to a quiet husband.
²¹ Do not be ensnared by a woman’s beauty,
    and do not desire a woman for her possessions.^[a]