remembereth neither father, nor mother, nor country.

1Esdr 4:22
By this also ye must know that women have dominion over you:
do ye not labour and toil, and give and bring all to the woman?

1Esdr 4:23
Yea, a man taketh his sword, and goeth his way to rob and to
steal, to sail upon the sea and upon rivers;

1Esdr 4:24
And looketh upon a lion, and goeth in the darkness; and when
he hath stolen, spoiled, and robbed, he bringeth it to his love.

1Esdr 4:25
Wherefore a man loveth his wife better than father or mother.

1Esdr 4:26
Yea, many there be that have run out of their wits for women,
and become servants for their sakes.

1Esdr 4:27
Many also have perished, have erred, and sinned, for women.

1Esdr 4:28
And now do ye not believe me? is not the king great in his
power? do not all regions fear to touch him?

1Esdr 4:29
Yet did I see him and Apame the king's concubine, the