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.