Sirach Chapter 26: World English Bible Classic

Deuterocanon · Apocrypha · Traducción al español en preparación

Traducción al español en preparación

¹ Happy is the husband of a good wife. The number of his days will be doubled. (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

² A faithful wife gives joy to her husband. He will fulfill his years in peace. (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

³ A good wife is a great gift. She will be given to those who fear the Lord. (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

⁴ Whether a man is rich or poor, a good heart makes a cheerful face at all times. (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

⁵ Of three things my heart was afraid, and concerning the fourth kind I made supplication: The slander of a city, the assembly of a mob, and a false accusation. All these are more grievous than death. (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

⁶ A grief of heart and sorrow is a woman who is jealous of another woman. Her tongue-lashing makes it known to all. (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

⁷ A wicked woman is like a chafing yoke. He who takes hold of her is like one who grasps a scorpion. (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

⁸ A drunken woman causes great wrath. She will not cover her own shame. (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

⁹ The fornication of a woman is in the lifting up of her eyes; it will be known by her eyelids. (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

¹⁰ Keep strict watch on a headstrong daughter, lest she find liberty for herself, and use it. (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

¹¹ Watch out for an impudent eye, and don’t be surprised if it sins against you. (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

¹² She will open her mouth like a thirsty traveller, and drink from every water that is near. She will sit down at every post, and open her quiver to any arrow. (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

¹³ The grace of a wife will delight her husband. Her knowledge will strengthen his bones. (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

¹⁴ A silent woman is a gift of the Lord. There is nothing worth so much as a well-instructed soul. (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

¹⁵ A modest woman is grace upon grace. There are no scales that can weigh the value of a self-controlled soul. (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

¹⁶ As the sun when it arises in the highest places of the Lord, so is the beauty of a good wife in her well-organized home. (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

¹⁷ As the lamp that shines upon the holy lampstand, so is the beauty of the face on a well-proportioned body. (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

¹⁸ As the golden pillars are upon a base of silver, so are beautiful feet with the breasts of one who is steadfast. (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

²⁸ For two things my heart is grieved, and for the third anger comes upon me: a warrior who suffers for poverty, men of understanding who are counted as garbage, and one who turns back from righteousness to sin— the Lord will prepare him for the sword! (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)

²⁹ It is difficult for a merchant to keep himself from wrong doing, and for a retailer to be acquitted of sin. (English source shown until the Spanish translation is ready)