19. A holy and contrite wife is grace upon grace.
20. And no amount of money is equal to the value of a soul with self-restraint.
21. Like the sun rising over the world in the high places of God, so the beauty of a good wife is the adornment of her house.
22. Like a lamp shining atop a holy lampstand, so is the beauty of a face in the mature stage of life.
23. Like golden pillars upon bases of silver, so are the firm feet of a mature wife upon the soles of her feet.
24. Like everlasting foundations upon a solid rock, so are the commandments of God in the heart of a holy wife.
25. By two things, my heart is greatly saddened, and at a third, anger overwhelms me: