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A woman that honoureth her husband shall be judged wise of all; but she that dishonoureth him in her pride shall be counted ungodly of all.

A woman that honoureth her husband shall be judged wise of all; but she that dishonoureth him in her pride shall be counted ungodly of all.

If thou followest righteousness, thou shalt obtain her, and put her on, as a glorious long robe.

If thou followest righteousness, thou shalt obtain her, and put her on, as a glorious long robe.

The birds will resort unto their like; so will truth return unto them that practise in her.

Well is he that is defended through the venom thereof; who hath not drawn the yoke thereof, nor hath been bound in her bands.

He will not despise the supplication of the fatherless; nor the widow, when she poureth out her complaint.

Do not the tears run down the widow’s cheeks? and is not her cry against him that causeth them to fall?

If there be kindness, meekness, and comfort, in her tongue, then is not her husband like other men.

If there be kindness, meekness, and comfort, in her tongue, then is not her husband like other men.

Neither consult with a woman touching her of whom she is jealous; neither with a coward in matters of war; nor with a merchant concerning exchange; nor with a buyer of selling; nor with an envious man of thankfulness; nor with an unmerciful man touching kindness; nor with the slothful for any work; nor with an hireling for a year of finishing work; nor with an idle servant of much business: hearken not unto these in any matter of counsel.

A friend and companion never meet amiss: but above both is a wife with her husband.

Or to be overbusy with his maid, and come not near her bed; or of upbraiding speeches before friends; and after thou hast given, upbraid not;

The father waketh for the daughter, when no man knoweth; and the care for her taketh away sleep: when she is young, lest she pass away the flower of her age; and being married, lest she should be hated:

The father waketh for the daughter, when no man knoweth; and the care for her taketh away sleep: when she is young, lest she pass away the flower of her age; and being married, lest she should be hated:

In her virginity, lest she should be defiled and gotten with child in her father’s house; and having an husband, lest she should misbehave herself; and when she is married, lest she should be barren.

In her virginity, lest she should be defiled and gotten with child in her father’s house; and having an husband, lest she should misbehave herself; and when she is married, lest she should be barren.

He made the moon also to serve in her season for a declaration of times, and a sign of the world.

From the moon is the sign of feasts, a light that decreaseth in her perfection.

The month is called after her name, increasing wonderfully in her changing, being an instrument of the armies above, shining in the firmament of heaven;

The month is called after her name, increasing wonderfully in her changing, being an instrument of the armies above, shining in the firmament of heaven;

I prayed for her before the temple, and will seek her out even to the end.

I prayed for her before the temple, and will seek her out even to the end.

Even from the flower till the grape was ripe hath my heart delighted in her: my foot went the right way, from my youth up sought I after her.

Even from the flower till the grape was ripe hath my heart delighted in her: my foot went the right way, from my youth up sought I after her.

I bowed down mine ear a little, and received her, and gat much learning.

For I purposed to do after her, and earnestly I followed that which is good; so shall I not be confounded.

My soul hath wrestled with her, and in my doings I was exact: I stretched forth my hands to the heaven above, and bewailed my ignorances of her.

My soul hath wrestled with her, and in my doings I was exact: I stretched forth my hands to the heaven above, and bewailed my ignorances of her.

I directed my soul unto her, and I found her in pureness: I have had my heart joined with her from the beginning, therefore shall I not be foresaken.

I directed my soul unto her, and I found her in pureness: I have had my heart joined with her from the beginning, therefore shall I not be foresaken.

I directed my soul unto her, and I found her in pureness: I have had my heart joined with her from the beginning, therefore shall I not be foresaken.

My heart was troubled in seeking her: therefore have I gotten a good possession.

I opened my mouth, and said, Buy her for yourselves without money.

Get learning with a great sum of money, and get much gold by her.

Who hath found out her place? or who hath come into her treasures?

Who hath found out her place? or who hath come into her treasures?

The Agarenes that seek wisdom upon earth, the merchants of Meran and of Theman, the authors of fables, and searchers out of understanding; none of these have known the way of wisdom, or remember her paths.

Who hath gone up into heaven, and taken her, and brought her down from the clouds?

Who hath gone up into heaven, and taken her, and brought her down from the clouds?

Who hath gone over the sea, and found her, and will bring her for pure gold?

Who hath gone over the sea, and found her, and will bring her for pure gold?

No man knoweth her way, nor thinketh of her path.

No man knoweth her way, nor thinketh of her path.

But he that knoweth all things knoweth her, and hath found her out with his understanding: he that prepared the earth for evermore hath filled it with fourfooted beasts:

But he that knoweth all things knoweth her, and hath found her out with his understanding: he that prepared the earth for evermore hath filled it with fourfooted beasts:

These have carried away the dear beloved children of the widow, and left her that was alone desolate without daughters.

For as she rejoiced at thy ruin, and was glad of thy fall: so shall she be grieved for her own desolation.

For I will take away the rejoicing of her great multitude, and her pride shall be turned into mourning.

For I will take away the rejoicing of her great multitude, and her pride shall be turned into mourning.

For fire shall come upon her from the Everlasting, long to endure; and she shall be inhabited of devils for a great time.

The women also with cords about them, sitting in the ways, burn bran for perfume: but if any of them, drawn by some that passeth by, lie with him, she reproacheth her fellow, that she was not thought as worthy as herself, nor her cord broken.

The women also with cords about them, sitting in the ways, burn bran for perfume: but if any of them, drawn by some that passeth by, lie with him, she reproacheth her fellow, that she was not thought as worthy as herself, nor her cord broken.

Her parents also were righteous, and taught their daughter according to the law of Moses.

Now when the people departed away at noon, Susanna went into her husband’s garden to walk.

And the two elders saw her going in every day, and walking; so that their lust was inflamed toward her.

And the two elders saw her going in every day, and walking; so that their lust was inflamed toward her.

And albeit they both were wounded with her love, yet durst not one shew another his grief.

For they were ashamed to declare their lust, that they desired to have to do with her.

Yet they watched diligently from day to day to see her.

So when they were gone out, they parted the one from the other, and turning back again they came to the same place; and after that they had asked one another the cause, they acknowledged their lust: then appointed they a time both together, when they might find her alone.

And there was no body there save the two elders, that had hid themselves, and watched her.

Then she said to her maids, Bring me oil and washing balls, and shut the garden doors, that I may wash me.

Now when the maids were gone forth, the two elders rose up, and ran unto her, saying,

With that Susanna cried with a loud voice: and the two elders cried out against her.

So when the servants of the house heard the cry in the garden, they rushed in at the privy door, to see what was done unto her.

And it came to pass the next day, when the people were assembled to her husband Joacim, the two elders came also full of mischievous imagination against Susanna to put her to death;

And it came to pass the next day, when the people were assembled to her husband Joacim, the two elders came also full of mischievous imagination against Susanna to put her to death;

So she came with her father and mother, her children, and all her kindred.

So she came with her father and mother, her children, and all her kindred.

So she came with her father and mother, her children, and all her kindred.

And these wicked men commanded to uncover her face, (for she was covered) that they might be filled with her beauty.

And these wicked men commanded to uncover her face, (for she was covered) that they might be filled with her beauty.

Therefore her friends and all that saw her wept.

Therefore her friends and all that saw her wept.

Then the two elders stood up in the midst of the people, and laid their hands upon her head.

And she weeping looked up toward heaven: for her heart trusted in the Lord.

Then a young man, who there was hid, came unto her, and lay with her.

Then a young man, who there was hid, came unto her, and lay with her.

Then the assembly believed them as those that were the elders and judges of the people: so they condemned her to death.

And the Lord heard her voice.

Return again to the place of judgment: for they have borne false witness against her.

Now then, if thou hast seen her, tell me, Under what tree sawest thou them companying together? Who answered, Under a mastick tree.

Therefore Chelcias and his wife praised God for their daughter Susanna, with Joacim her husband, and all the kindred, because there was no dishonesty found in her.

Therefore Chelcias and his wife praised God for their daughter Susanna, with Joacim her husband, and all the kindred, because there was no dishonesty found in her.

Insomuch that the inhabitants of Jerusalem fled because of them: whereupon the city was made an habitation of strangers, and became strange to those that were born in her; and her own children left her.

Insomuch that the inhabitants of Jerusalem fled because of them: whereupon the city was made an habitation of strangers, and became strange to those that were born in her; and her own children left her.

Insomuch that the inhabitants of Jerusalem fled because of them: whereupon the city was made an habitation of strangers, and became strange to those that were born in her; and her own children left her.

Her sanctuary was laid waste like a wilderness, her feasts were turned into mourning, her sabbaths into reproach her honour into contempt.

Her sanctuary was laid waste like a wilderness, her feasts were turned into mourning, her sabbaths into reproach her honour into contempt.

Her sanctuary was laid waste like a wilderness, her feasts were turned into mourning, her sabbaths into reproach her honour into contempt.

Her sanctuary was laid waste like a wilderness, her feasts were turned into mourning, her sabbaths into reproach her honour into contempt.

As had been her glory, so was her dishonour increased, and her excellency was turned into mourning.

As had been her glory, so was her dishonour increased, and her excellency was turned into mourning.

As had been her glory, so was her dishonour increased, and her excellency was turned into mourning.

Her temple is become as a man without glory.

Her glorious vessels are carried away into captivity, her infants are slain in the streets, her young men with the sword of the enemy.

Her glorious vessels are carried away into captivity, her infants are slain in the streets, her young men with the sword of the enemy.

Her glorious vessels are carried away into captivity, her infants are slain in the streets, her young men with the sword of the enemy.

What nation hath not had a part in her kingdom and gotten of her spoils?