The Good #Wife & the Bad B.1.t.c.h: #BibleStudy Sirach 26 #wisdom #BlackLiberationMovement #Family
Channel: HadaraWombCare
Date: 2024-02-04

SIRACH 26
1Happy is the husband of a good wife;
the number of his days will be doubled.
2A loyal wife rejoices her husband,
and he will complete his years in peace.
3A good wife is a great blessing;
she will be granted among the blessings of the man who fears the Lord.
4Whether rich or poor, his heart is glad,
and at all times his face is cheerful.
5Of three things my heart is afraid,
and of a fourth I am frightened:
The slander of a city, the gathering of a mob,
and false accusation—all these are worse than death.
6There is grief of heart and sorrow when a wife is envious of a rival,
and a tongue-lashing makes it known to all.
7An evil wife is an ox yoke which chafes;
taking hold of her is like grasping a scorpion.
8There is great anger when a wife is drunken;
she will not hide her shame.
9A wife's harlotry shows in her lustful eyes,
and she is known by her eyelids.
10Keep strict watch over a headstrong daughter,
lest, when she finds liberty, she use it to her hurt.
11Be on guard against her impudent eye,
and do not wonder if she sins against you.
12As a thirsty wayfarer opens his mouth
and drinks from any water near him,
so will she sit in front of every post
and open her quiver to the arrow.
13A wife's charm delights her husband,
and her skill puts fat on his bones.
14A silent wife is a gift of the Lord,
and there is nothing so precious as a disciplined soul.
15A modest wife adds charm to charm,
and no balance can weigh the value of a chaste soul.
16Like the sun rising in the heights of the Lord,
so is the beauty of a good wife in her well-ordered home.
17Like the shining lamp on the holy lampstand,
so is a beautiful face on a stately figure.
18Like pillars of gold on a base of silver,
so are beautiful feet with a steadfast heart
19My child, stay healthy while you are young, and don't give your strength to strangers. 
20 Search the whole land for a fertile field, and plant it with your own seed, trusting your own good stock. 
21 Then your children will survive and grow up confident of their good family. 
22 A prostitute is like spit; a married woman who has affairs brings death to her lovers. 
23 A lawless man will get a godless wife, as he deserves, but a man who honors the Lord will have a devout wife. 
24 A shameless wife enjoys making a disgrace of herself, but a modest wife will act modestly even alone with her husband. 
25 A self-willed woman is a bitch, but a woman with a sense of decency honors the Lord. 
26 A wife who honors her husband will seem wise to everyone; but if she dishonors him by her overbearing attitude, everyone will know that she is ungodly. Fortunate is the husband of a good wife, because he will live twice as long. 
27 A loud-mouthed, talkative woman is like a trumpet sounding the signal for attack, and any man who has such a wife will spend his life at war.

Inspired by a lesson from @BeulahLand_TempleKefarym 
https://www.youtube.com/live/mGD-UJS3H4U?si=1erzaJl6Fc6EgLG8