Sirach 25:22 CPDV

²⁰  and any obstacle, but the obstacle of those who hate him,

²¹  and any vindication, but the vindication of his enemies.

²²  There is no head worse than the head of a serpent,

²³  and there is no anger above the anger of a wife. It would be more agreeable to abide with a lion or a dragon, than to live with a wicked wife.

²⁴  A wicked wife changes her face. And she darkens her countenance like a bear. And she displays it like sackcloth. In the midst of her neighbors,