Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 26:27

γυνὴ μεγαλόφωνος καὶ γλωσσώδης ὡς σάλπιγξ πολέμων εἰς τροπὴν θεωρηθήσεται, ἀνθρώπου δὲ παντὸς ψυχὴ ὁμοιότροπος τούτοις, πολέμου ἀκαταστασίαις τὴν ψυχὴν διαιτηθήσεται].
King James Version (KJV)

A loud crying woman and a scold shall be sought out to drive away the enemies.

Modern English

A loud, quarrelsome woman is like something to be sent out to scare off enemies.

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