Sirach 25:20-22

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²⁰A sandy ascent for the feet of the aged—
    such is a garrulous wife to a quiet husband.
²¹Do not be ensnared by a woman’s beauty,
    and do not desire a woman for her possessions.^[a]
²²There is wrath and impudence and great disgrace
    when a wife supports her husband.

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Sirach 25:21 Heb Syr: Other Gk authorities read for her beauty

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