11. Fear of the Lord surpasses all else.To whom can we compare the one who has it?
13. Any wound, but not a wound of the heart!Any wickedness, but not the wickedness of a woman!
14. Any suffering, but not suffering from one’s foes!Any vengeance, but not the vengeance of one’s enemies!
15. There is no poison worse than that of a serpent,no venom greater than that of a woman.
16. I would rather live with a dragon or a lionthan live with a wicked woman.
17. A woman’s wicked disposition changes her appearance,and makes her face as dark as a bear.
18. When her husband sits among his neighbors,a bitter sigh escapes him unawares.
19. There is hardly an evil like that in a woman;may she fall to the lot of the sinner!
20. Like a sandy hill to aged feetis a garrulous wife to a quiet husband.
21. Do not be enticed by a woman’s beauty,or be greedy for her wealth.
22. Harsh is the slavery and great the shamewhen a wife supports her husband.