25 A perverse heart will cause grief,but an experienced personwill know how to give payback.
26 A woman will accept any maleas a husband,but some daughters are preferableto other ones.
27 A woman’s beauty brightens a man’s face,and she surpasses a man’s every desire.
28 If her speech is characterizedby mercy and gentleness,her husband is unlike anyone else.
29 Whoever acquires a wifetakes his first step toward success.She will be a fit helper for himand a pillar of rest.
30 Where no fence exists,the property is carried off,and where there’s no wife,a man sighs as he wanders about.
31 Who will trust a well-equipped robberwho travels from city to city?Likewise, who will trust a manwho does not have a nestand who lodges wherever night falls?