Such is a wise and silent woman, and there is nothing so much as a well-instructed soul. A holy and shame-faced woman is grace upon grace. And no price is worthy of a continent soul. As the sun when it rises to the world in the high places of God, so is the beauty of a good wife for the ornament of her house. As the lamp shining upon the holy candlesticks, so is the beauty of the face in a ripe age. As golden pillars upon bases of silver, so are the firm feet upon the soles of a steady woman. As everlasting foundations upon solid rock, so the commandments of God in the heart of a holy woman.
Duay Version, first published by the English College at Duay, A.D. 1609. Imprimatur, Francis Cardinal Spellman, Archbishop of New York, April 10, 1950
Contributed by Sam Gallo
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