He who findsa wifefindsa goodthingAnd obtainsfavorfrom the LORD.
Then the LORDGodsaid,"It is not goodfor the manto be alone;I will makehim a helpersuitablefor him."
Then Isaacbroughther into his motherSarah'stent,and he tookRebekah,and she becamehis wife,and he lovedher; thus Isaacwas comfortedafterhis mother'sdeath.
Jacobdidsoand completedher week,and he gavehim his daughterRachelas his wife.
An excellentwifeis the crownof her husband,But she who shames[him] is like rottennessin his bones.
Houseand wealthare an inheritancefrom fathers,But a prudentwifeis from the LORD.
So you will findfavorand goodreputeIn the sightof Godand man.
"For he who findsme findslifeAnd obtainsfavorfrom the LORD.
Enjoylifewith the womanwhomyou loveallthe daysof your fleetinglifewhichHe has givento you underthe sun; for thisis your rewardin lifeand in your toilin whichyou have laboredunderthe sun.
Now Jacobfledto the landof Aram,And Israelworkedfor a wife,And for a wifehe kept[sheep].
But becauseof immoralities,eachmanis to havehis ownwife,and eachwomanis to haveher ownhusband.
"Moreover,I have acquiredRuththe Moabitess,the widowof Mahlon,to be my wifein order to raiseup the nameof the deceasedon his inheritance,so that the nameof the deceasedwill not be cutofffrom his brothersor from the courtof his [birth] place;you are witnessestoday."
