She is loud and wayward; her feet do not stay at home;
The woman Folly is loud; she is seductive and knows nothing.
to be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be reviled.
Besides that, they learn to be idlers, going about from house to house, and not only idlers, but also gossips and busybodies, saying what they should not. So I would have younger widows marry, bear children, manage their households, and give the adversary no occasion for slander.
It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.
An excellent wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels. The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he will have no lack of gain. She does him good, and not harm, all the days of her life. She seeks wool and flax, and works with willing hands. She is like the ships of the merchant; she brings her food from afar.
Whoever blesses his neighbor with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, will be counted as cursing. A continual dripping on a rainy day and a quarrelsome wife are alike;
They said to him, “Where is Sarah your wife?” And he said, “She is in the tent.”
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