Sirach 36:21–26

21(26) wA woman will receive any man,

xYet is one woman more pleasant than anotherx.

HB 22(27) The beauty of a woman brighteneth the countenancey,

And excels every zdelight of the eyez.

23(28) zzWhen she possesseth also aa soothing tonguea,

Her husband is not (like other) sons of men.

HB D 24(29) bHe that gettethb a wifebb(getteth) the choicest possessionbb,

cA help meet for himc, and da pillar of supportd.

25(30) Without a hedge the vineyard is laid waste,

And without a wife (a man is) dda wanderer and homelessdd.

26(31) Who trusteth ean armed bande

fThat rushethf from city to city?

So is the man that hath no gnestg,

Who resteth where evening befalls him.

(c) 37:1–6. Of friendship, good and bad

(= 3+3 distichs).