25. One with a tortuous heart brings about grief,but an experienced person can turn the tables on him.
26. A woman will accept any man as husband,but one woman will be preferable to another.
27. A woman’s beauty makes her husband’s face light up,for it surpasses all else that delights the eye.
28. And if, besides, her speech is soothing,her husband’s lot is beyond that of mortal men.
29. A wife is her husband’s richest treasure,a help like himself and a staunch support.
30. A vineyard with no hedge will be overrun;and a man with no wife becomes a homeless wanderer.
31. Who will trust an armed bandthat shifts from city to city?Or a man who has no nest,who lodges wherever night overtakes him?