1 Esdras 4:24

24 He faces lions; he walks in darkness; when he steals and robs and plunders, he carries it back to the woman he loves.

1 Esdras 4:24 In-Context

22 Therefore, surely you must recognize that women rule over you! “Don't you work and labor, yet you bring everything and give it to women?

23 A man takes his sword, goes out to travel abroad to raid, steal, and sail the sea and rivers.

24 He faces lions; he walks in darkness; when he steals and robs and plunders, he carries it back to the woman he loves.

25 A man loves his own wife much more than his father or mother.

26 Many men have lost their heads over women, and have become slaves on account of them.