13. How great is he who finds wisdom and knowledge! But there is no one above him who fears the Lord.
14. The fear of God has set itself above all things.
15. Blessed is the man to whom it has been given to have the fear of God. He who holds to it, to whom can he be compared?
16. The fear of God is the beginning of his love; and the beginning of faith has been joined closely to the same.
17. The sadness of the heart is every wound. And the wickedness of a wife is every malice.
18. And a man will choose any wound, but the wound of the heart,
19. and any wickedness, but the wickedness of a wife,
20. and any obstacle, but the obstacle of those who hate him,
21. and any vindication, but the vindication of his enemies.
22. There is no head worse than the head of a serpent,
23. and there is no anger above the anger of a wife. It would be more agreeable to abide with a lion or a dragon, than to live with a wicked wife.
24. A wicked wife changes her face. And she darkens her countenance like a bear. And she displays it like sackcloth. In the midst of her neighbors,