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Women gave birth to the emperor and all the men who rule over land and sea.
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Women brought them into the world. Women brought up the men who planted the vineyards from which wine comes.
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Women make the clothes that men wear; women bring honor to men; in fact, without women, men couldn't live.
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"Men may accumulate silver or gold or other beautiful things, but if they see a woman with a pretty face or a good figure,
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they will leave it all to gape and stare, and they will desire her more than their wealth.
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A man will leave his own father, who brought him up, and leave his own country to get married.
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He will forget his father, his mother, and his country to spend the rest of his life with his wife.
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So you must recognize that women are your masters. Don't you work and sweat and then take all that you have earned and give it to your wives?
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A man will take his sword and go out to attack, rob and steal, and sail the seas and rivers.
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He may have to face lions or travel in the dark, but when he has robbed, stolen, and plundered, he will bring the loot home to the woman he loves.
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"A man loves his wife more than his parents.