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Like the sun rising in the heights of the Lord, so is the beauty of a good wife in her well-ordered home.
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Like the shining lamp on the holy lampstand, so is a beautiful face on a stately figure.
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Like golden pillars on silver bases, so are shapely legs and steadfast feet.
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[My child, keep sound the bloom of your youth,] [and do not give your strength to strangers.]
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[Seek a fertile field within the whole plain,] [and sow it with your own seed, trusting in your fine stock.]
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[So your offspring will prosper,] [and, having confidence in their good descent, will grow great.]
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[A prostitute is regarded as spittle,] [and a married woman as a tower of death to her lovers.]
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[A godless wife is given as a portion to a lawless man,] [but a pious wife is given to the man who fears the Lord.]
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[A shameless woman constantly acts disgracefully,] [but a modest daughter will even be embarrassed before her husband.]
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[A headstrong wife is regarded as a dog,] [but one who has a sense of shame will fear the Lord.]
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[A wife honoring her husband will seem wise to all,] [but if she dishonors him in her pride she will be known to all as ungodly.] [Happy] [is the husband of a good wife; [for the number of his years will be doubled.]