1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible

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Proverbs 12:4 A diligent woman is a crown to her husband: and she that doth things worthy of confusion, is as rottenness in his bones.

Diligent. Hebrew, "strong or virtuous," (Haydock) including all the perfections of the sex, and in particular those of economy and chastity, Proverbs 14:1., and 31:10.