"A shameless woman shall be counted as a dog; but she that is shamefaced will fear the Lord." (Sirach.26:25)
"Give me any plague, but the plague of the heart: and any wickedness, but the wickedness of a woman." (Sirach 25:13)
"Of the woman came the beginning of sin, and through her we all die." (Eccles. 25:22)
"If she go not as thou wouldest have her, cut her off from thy flesh, and give her a bill of divorce, and let her go." (Sirach 25: 26)
"The whoredom of a woman may be known in her haughty looks and eyelids. If thy daughter be shameless, keep her in straitly, lest she abuse herself through overmuch liberty." (Sirach 26:9-10)
"A silent and loving woman is a gift of the Lord: and there is nothing so much worth as a mind well instructed. A shamefaced and faithful woman is a double grace, and her continent mind cannot be valued." (Sirach 26:14-15)
"For from garments cometh a moth, and from women wickedness. Better is the churlishness of a man than a courteous woman, a woman, I s
2007-03-30 00:25:01 · 7 answers · asked by Punter 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Sirach is not a recognised book in the bible. The bible should have 66 books, Sirach is not one of them.
What version bible have you got there?
Ecclesiastes is one of the books, but that does not mention about shameless woman being called a dog. Moreover, the verse you put there does not even exist. Ecclesiastes ends in chapter 12 verse 14.
2007-03-30 00:31:25 · answer #1 · answered by Lilliana 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sirach is not in my Bible, and Ecclesiastes does not have more than twelve chapters. Where are you getting this stuff from?
2007-03-30 07:54:05 · answer #2 · answered by The_Cricket: Thinking Pink! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Friend this is not scriptures as you want to think, a man can be as dirty as a dog also, Why did you not use the bible verse where is says that a man that findeth a wife findeth a good thing.
2007-03-30 07:33:19 · answer #3 · answered by birdsflies 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sirach is not a book in the bible. I believe you made it up.
2007-03-30 07:35:09 · answer #4 · answered by Julia Sugarbaker 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
What about all the shameless men?
2007-04-01 13:34:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
just something men wrote so they could keep thier women down. men thought they were better than women so they wrote stuff like that to keep control.
2007-03-30 07:31:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
why dont you write all before those verses and after where it explains the text
2007-03-30 07:30:36 · answer #7 · answered by Are we using our brains today 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋