Sirach 25:21
Good News Translation
Never lose your head over a woman's beauty, and don't try to win a woman because she is wealthy.

New Revised Standard Version
Do not be ensnared by a woman’s beauty, and do not desire a woman for her possessions.

Contemporary English Version
Do not be taken captive by the beauty of a woman, and don't desire her wealth.

New American Bible
Do not be enticed by a woman’s beauty, or be greedy for her wealth.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And any revenge, but the revenge of enemies.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And any revenge, but the revenge of enemies.

Sirach 25:19
And any wickedness, but the wickedness of a woman:

Sirach 25:20
And any affliction, but the affliction from them that hate him:

Sirach 25:22
There is no head worse than the head of a serpent:

Sirach 25:23
And there is no anger above the anger of a woman. It will be more agreeable to abide with a lion and a dragon, than to dwell with a wicked woman.

Context
Sirach 25
20And any affliction, but the affliction from them that hate him: 21And any revenge, but the revenge of enemies. 22There is no head worse than the head of a serpent:…
Cross References
Sirach 25:19
And any wickedness, but the wickedness of a woman:

Sirach 25:20
And any affliction, but the affliction from them that hate him:

Sirach 25:22
There is no head worse than the head of a serpent:

Sirach 25:23
And there is no anger above the anger of a woman. It will be more agreeable to abide with a lion and a dragon, than to dwell with a wicked woman.



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Sirach 25:20
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