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Whether rich or poor, his heart is content,
    and at all times his face is cheerful.

The Worst of Evils: A Wicked Wife

Of three things my heart is frightened,
    and of a fourth I am in great fear:[a]
Slander in the city, the gathering of a mob,
    and false accusation—all these are worse than death.
But it is heartache and sorrow when a wife is jealous of a rival,
    and a tongue-lashing makes it known to all.

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Footnotes

  1. Sirach 26:5 Syr: Meaning of Gk uncertain

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