13. So that her daughter will not also turn away, keep a strict watch; otherwise, having found an opportunity, she may enjoy herself.
14. Be wary of the irreverence of her eyes, and you should not wonder if she might disregard you.
15. Like a thirsty traveler, she will open her mouth to the fountain, and she will drink from every water nearby, and she will sit down beside every fencepost, and she will open her quiver to every arrow, until she becomes weary.
16. The grace of an attentive wife will delight her husband, and will fatten his bones.
17. Her discipline is a gift from God.
18. Such is an understanding and quiet wife. For there is no substitution for a well-instructed soul.
19. A holy and contrite wife is grace upon grace.
20. And no amount of money is equal to the value of a soul with self-restraint.
21. Like the sun rising over the world in the high places of God, so the beauty of a good wife is the adornment of her house.
22. Like a lamp shining atop a holy lampstand, so is the beauty of a face in the mature stage of life.
23. Like golden pillars upon bases of silver, so are the firm feet of a mature wife upon the soles of her feet.
24. Like everlasting foundations upon a solid rock, so are the commandments of God in the heart of a holy wife.
25. By two things, my heart is greatly saddened, and at a third, anger overwhelms me: