Sirach 26:10DRA

Catholic Bible · DRA · Verse 10 of 28

"As a yoke of oxen that is moved to and fro, so also is a wicked woman: he that hath hold of her, is as he that taketh hold of a scorpion."
Sirach 26:10

In context

8A jealous woman is the grief and mourning of the heart.

9With a jealous woman is a scourge of the tongue which communicateth with all.

10As a yoke of oxen that is moved to and fro, so also is a wicked woman: he that hath hold of her, is as he that taketh hold of a scorpion.

11A drunken woman is a great wrath: and her reproach and shame shall not be hid.

12The fornication of a woman shall be known by the haughtiness of her eyes, and by her eyelids.

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