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Happy is the husband of a good wife.
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A faithful wife gives joy to her husband.
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A good wife is a great gift.
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Whether a man is rich or poor,
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Of three things my heart was afraid, and concerning the fourth[a] kind I made supplication:
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A grief of heart and sorrow is a woman who is jealous of another woman.
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A wicked woman is like a chafing yoke.
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A drunken woman causes great wrath.
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The fornication of a woman is in the lifting up of her eyes;
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Keep strict watch on a headstrong daughter,
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Watch out for an impudent eye,
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She will open her mouth like a thirsty traveller,
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The grace of a wife will delight her husband. Her knowledge will strengthen[b] his bones.
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A silent woman is a gift of the Lord.
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A modest woman is grace upon grace.
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As the sun when it arises in the highest places of the Lord,
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As the lamp that shines upon the holy lampstand,
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As the golden pillars are upon a base of silver,
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For two things my heart is grieved,
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It is difficult for a merchant to keep himself from wrong doing,