Ben Sira - chapter 26

26: 1-18, 28-29 [middle verses not in original Greek of this book: translated by Edgar Goodspeed]
Happy is the man who has a good wife!  the number of his days is doubled.  A noble wife gladdens her husband, and he lives out his years in peace.  A wife is good fortune; she falls to the lot of those who fear the Lord, whether rich or poor, he has a stout heart; and always had a cheerful face.  There are three things my heart is afraid of, and a fourth person that I fear: town gossip, and the gathering of a mob, and a false accusation -- these are all worse than death.  It is heartache and sorrow when one wife is the rival of another, and a tongue-lashing that exposes things to everybody.  A wicked woman is a chafing ox-yoke; taking hold of her is like grasping a scorpion.  A drunken woman gets very angry, and does not even cover up her own shame.  A woman's immorality is revealed by her roving looks, and by her eyelids.  Keep a close watch over a headstrong daughter, for if she is allowed her liberty, she may take advantage of it.  Keep watch over a roving eye, and do not be surprised if it offends against you.  Like a thristy traveler who opens his mouth and drinks of any water that is near, she will sit down before every tent peg, and open her quiver to the arrow.
The grace of a wife is a gift from the Lord, and a well-trained spirit is beyond estimation.  A modest wife is blessing after blessing, and a self-controlled spirit no scales can weigh.  Like the sun rising on the Lord's loftiest heights, is the beauty of a good woman as she keeps her house in order.  Like a lamp shining on the holy lampstand, is a beautiful face on a good figure.  Like gold pillars on silver bases are beautiful feet with shapely heels.
verses 28 - 29: Over two things my heart is grieved, and over a third anger overcomes me: a soldier in poverty and want, and men of understanding who are treated like dirt, and the man who turns back from uprightness to sin -- The Lord will prepare a sword for him!  A merchant can hardly keep himself from doing wrong, and a storekeeper cannot be acquitted of sin.