Sir 26:1 Blessed is the man that hath a virtuous
wife, for the number of his days shall be double.
Sir 26:2 A virtuous woman rejoiceth her husband, and he shall fulfil the
years of his life in peace.
Sir 26:3 A good wife is a good portion, which shall be given in the portion
of them that fear the Lord.
Sir 26:4 Whether a man be rich or poor, if he have a good heart toward the
Lord, he shall at all times rejoice with a cheerful countenance.
Sir 26:5 There be three things that mine heart feareth; and for the fourth I
was sore afraid: the slander of a city, the gathering together of an unruly
multitude, and a false accusation: all these are worse than death.
Sir 26:6 But a grief of heart and sorrow is a woman that is jealous over
another woman, and a scourge of the tongue which communicateth with all.
Sir 26:7 An evil wife is a yoke shaken to and fro: he that hath hold of her
is as though he held a scorpion.
Sir 26:8 A drunken woman and a gadder abroad causeth great anger, and she
will not cover her own shame.
Sir 26:9 The whoredom of a woman may be known in her haughty looks and
eyelids.
Sir 26:10 If thy daughter be shameless, keep her in straitly, lest she abuse
herself through overmuch liberty.
Sir 26:11 Watch over an impudent eye: and marvel not if she trespass against
thee.
Sir 26:12 She will open her mouth, as a thirsty traveller when he hath found
a fountain, and drink of every water near her: by every hedge will she sit
down, and open her quiver against every arrow.
Sir 26:13 The grace of a wife delighteth her husband, and her discretion
will fatten his bones.
Sir 26:14 A silent and loving woman is a gift of the Lord; and there is
nothing so much worth as a mind well instructed.
Sir 26:15 A shamefaced and faithful woman is a double grace, and her
continent mind cannot be valued.
Sir 26:16 As the sun when it ariseth in the high heaven; so is the beauty of
a good wife in the ordering of her house.
Sir 26:17 As the clear light is upon the holy candlestick; so is the beauty
of the face in ripe age.
Sir 26:18 As the golden pillars are upon the sockets of silver; so are the
fair feet with a constant heart.
Sir 26:19 My son, keep the flower of thine age sound; and give not thy
strength to strangers.
Sir 26:20 When thou hast gotten a fruitful possession through all the field,
sow it with thine own seed, trusting in the goodness of thy stock.
Sir 26:21 So thy race which thou leavest shall be magnified, having the
confidence of their good descent.
Sir 26:22 An harlot shall be accounted as spittle; but a married woman is a
tower against death to her husband.
Sir 26:23 A wicked woman is given as a portion to a wicked man: but a godly
woman is given to him that feareth the Lord.
Sir 26:24 A dishonest woman contemneth shame: but an honest woman will
reverence her husband.
Sir 26:25 A shameless woman shall be counted as a dog; but she that is
shamefaced will fear the Lord.
Sir 26:26 A woman that honoureth her husband shall be judged wise of all;
but she that dishonoureth him in her pride shall be counted ungodly of all.
Sir 26:27 A loud crying woman and a scold shall be sought out to drive away
the enemies.
Sir 26:28 There be two things that grieve my heart; and the third maketh me
angry: a man of war that suffereth poverty; and men of understanding that
are not set by; and one that returneth from righteousness to sin; the Lord
prepareth such an one for the sword.
Sir 26:29 A merchant shall hardly keep himself from doing wrong; and an
huckster shall not be freed from sin.