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A man takes his sword, and goes out to travel and rob and steal and to sail the sea and rivers;
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he faces lions, and he walks in darkness, and when he steals and robs and plunders, he brings it back to the woman he loves.
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A man loves his wife more than his father or his mother.
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Many men have lost their minds because of women, and have become slaves because of them.
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Many have perished, or stumbled, or sinned, because of women.
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.