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A wicked woman is abasement of heart, sadness of countenance, and a wounded heart. A woman who won’t make her husband happy is like hands that hang down, and weak knees.
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ExplanationCommentary
Verse 23. Woman. Greek “enemy.” Calmet.—Revenge is the passion of little souls, and of women. Juv. xiii.—Dragon. This is not exaggerated, if we reflect on the evils occasioned by Eve, Dalila, Athalia, and so forth Calmet.—“A woman is the greatest wild-beast.” Menander.
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