Sirach 26:6
Good News Translation
But a woman jealous of another woman causes heartache and grief; her tongue lashes out at everyone.

New Revised Standard Version
But it is heartache and sorrow when a wife is jealous of a rival, and a tongue-lashing makes it known to all.

Contemporary English Version
to have two wives, with one of them being jealous of the other. She can only bring heartache and sorrow, as her words cut the family to pieces.

New American Bible
A wife jealous of another wife is heartache and mourning; everyone feels the lash of her tongue.

Douay-Rheims Bible
The accusation of a city, and the gathering together of the people:

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The accusation of a city, and the gathering together of the people:

Sirach 26:4
Rich or poor, if his heart is good, his countenance shall be cheerful at all times.

Sirach 26:5
Of three things my heart hath been afraid, and at the fourth my face hath trembled:

Sirach 26:7
And a false calumny, all are more grievous than death.

Sirach 26:8
A jealous woman is the grief and mourning of the heart.

Context
Sirach 26
5Of three things my heart hath been afraid, and at the fourth my face hath trembled: 6The accusation of a city, and the gathering together of the people: 7And a false calumny, all are more grievous than death.…
Cross References
Sirach 26:4
Rich or poor, if his heart is good, his countenance shall be cheerful at all times.

Sirach 26:5
Of three things my heart hath been afraid, and at the fourth my face hath trembled:

Sirach 26:7
And a false calumny, all are more grievous than death.

Sirach 26:8
A jealous woman is the grief and mourning of the heart.



(Sir. Si Ecclesiasticus eccles eccl)

Sirach 26:5
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