Sirach 26:8
Good News Translation
A drunken woman is an infuriating sight; she can't conceal her shameless behavior.

New Revised Standard Version
A drunken wife arouses great anger; she cannot hide her shame.

Contemporary English Version
When a wife gets drunk she can be unfaithful, and then her husband's anger will explode.

New American Bible
A drunken wife arouses great anger, for she does not hide her shame.

Douay-Rheims Bible
A jealous woman is the grief and mourning of the heart.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

A jealous woman is the grief and mourning of the heart.

Sirach 26:6
The accusation of a city, and the gathering together of the people:

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

Sirach 26:9
With a jealous woman is a scourge of the tongue which communicateth with all.

Sirach 26:10
As a yoke of oxen that is moved to and fro, so also is a wicked woman: he that hath hold of her, is as he that taketh hold of a scorpion.

Context
Sirach 26
7And a false calumny, all are more grievous than death. 8A jealous woman is the grief and mourning of the heart. 9With a jealous woman is a scourge of the tongue which communicateth with all.…
Cross References
Sirach 26:6
The accusation of a city, and the gathering together of the people:

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

Sirach 26:9
With a jealous woman is a scourge of the tongue which communicateth with all.

Sirach 26:10
As a yoke of oxen that is moved to and fro, so also is a wicked woman: he that hath hold of her, is as he that taketh hold of a scorpion.



(Sir. Si Ecclesiasticus eccles eccl)

Sirach 26:7
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