Sirach 26:5-7

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

⁵ Of three things my heart is afraid,
    and of a fourth I am frightened:^[a]
The slander of a city, the gathering of a mob,
    and false accusation—all these are worse than death.
⁶ There is grief of heart and sorrow when a wife is envious of a rival,
    and a tongue-lashing makes it known to all.
⁷ An evil wife is an ox yoke which chafes;
    taking hold of her is like grasping a scorpion.