The diligence of the wife leaves the husband free to take his place among the elders that sit in councils.

Her husband is known in the gates.— See above on Proverbs 22:22. Instead of being a hindrance to her husband’s advancemen…

Her husband is known in the gates
Of the city, where courts of justice were kept, and causes heard and tried by the …

This is the description of a virtuous woman of those times, but the general outlines equally apply to every age and nation. She is very careful to …