1 Three things delight me and are delightful to God and men: agreement between brothers, friendship between neighbors, and perfect harmony between husband and wife.
2 There are three kinds of persons whom I detest and whose existence I cast away from me: a poor man full of pride, a rich man who is a liar, and an adulterous old man who is a fool.
3 If you have saved nothing in your youth, what will you have in old age?
4 What a great thing is old age with sound judgment, an old man who can counsel!
5 What a great thing is wisdom in those who are old, or understanding and prudence in the great.
6 Rich experience is the crown of the old, their pride is the fear of the Lord.
7 I think of nine things which I consider happy and a tenth to which I will also refer: the man who finds his happiness in his children; the man who sees the ruin of his enemies in his lifetime.
8 Happy the man who lives with a sensible wife; he who does not plow with a donkey and ox; he who has done no wrong in speech; he who does not serve an unworthy master.
9 Happy he who has acquired good sense and is able to speak before an attentive audience!
10 Great is he who has gained wisdom, but no one surpasses the man who fears the Lord.
11 Since the fear of the Lord excels everything, who can compare with the one who possesses it?
13 Any wound rather than the wound of the heart; any wickedness rather than the wickedness of a woman;
14 any sadness rather than that inflicted by an enemy; any vengeance rather than the vengeance of a foe.
15 There is no poison worse than a snake's venom, there is no rage worse than an enemy's.
16 Better to live with a lion and a snake than to share a house with a wicked woman.
17 Wickedness disfigures a woman's appearance, it saddens the face, making her look like a bear.
18 When her husband dines with his neighbor, he sighs bitterly, in spite of himself.
19 All wickedness is nothing compared with a woman's wickedness. Let her lot be that of a sinner!
20 As a sandhill is to an old man's feet, so is the talkative woman to her quiet husband.
21 Do not be fooled by a woman's beauty or fall in love with her.
22 Expect anger, reproach and plenty of shame when the wife rules the husband.
23 Dejected spirits, a sad face and unseen wounds, these are the work of a wicked woman. Idle hands and unsteady knees are found when a wife brings her husband no happiness.
24 For sin began with woman and we all die because of the inheritance of the congregations of Israel.
25 Do not let water leak out or give free rein to a wicked woman. If she does not do as you tell her, get rid of her.
Versículos relacionados com Ecclesiasticus, 25:
Ecclesiastical 25 presents a set of proverbs about women, emphasizing the importance of choosing a faithful and virtuous wife. The chosen verses are:
Proverbs 18:22: "He who finds a wife finds something excellent; he received a blessing from the Lord." This verse highlights the importance of choosing a wife as a blessing of God and something excellent in a man's life.
Proverbs 31:10: "Virtuous woman, who will find her? Her value exceeds Rubis." This verse praises the virtuous woman, who has an incalculable value.
1 Corinthians 7:3: "The husband fulfills his duty to his wife, and likewise his wife to her husband." This verse emphasizes the importance of mutual respect and compliance with marital duties in the relationship between husband and wife.
1 Peter 3:1: "Likewise, women are subject to their husband, so that if he does not obey the word, he is won without words, by his wife's procedure." This verse talks about his wife's submission to her husband and how it can influence him to follow God's Word.
Ephesians 5:25: "Husbands, love their women, just as Christ loved the church and surrendered to it." This verse talks about the love that the husband must have for his wife, comparing him to the love of Christ for the church.
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