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© 1S When ecandal le bawy, ond the fame of her neighbor is tossed 5. © cherish her as a blessing sent to thee from Heaven. Lat the ‘** fram tenpue te tenger: If charity and good nature open not her mouth, kindness of thy behavior endear thee to her heart. wh : de Anger +i silence rasteth on her lip. 6 She is the wists Oty her treat her therefore 8 14. breast le the mameion of goodness, and ilerefore she res that thy servants may obey suipecvats cs eel of ashers PF Oypree not ber inclination without cause she is the parwner of 15. Harpy were the mae thet should make ber his wife; beppy thy cares, make her alum the cumnanion of thy pleasures. . the child that showld call her mother. a Reprove her faults with gentleness, exact not ber obedience 16. She preudeth ja the honse, and there is peace; she com- with vigor. : ¢ ° mapedeth with fudement, and is cheyed. 9. Trost thy secrets in her breast; her counsels are sincere, thou ; 17. She ariseth in the momine. she considers her affairs. and ap- shalt not be deceived. palnteth tn every ore their proner hatsinens. 10, Be faithful to her bed; for she is mother of thy children. 18 The care of her family is her whole detight; to that alone she 1*. When pain and sickness acsanit her let thy tenderness soothe applieth her steady: cad clecance with frurslity is seen in her v.andon. her afflictions: and a look from thee of pity and love shall alleviate 19. The prudence of bev manarement is an honor to her hushand, grief. ov instigate her pain, and be of more avai] than ten physicians. bes heared’: her praise with a secret delight. 12. Consider the tenderncas of her sex. the deticacy of her frame. 20. She informeth the minds of her children with wisdom: she and be not severe to ber weakness, but remember thine owe imper- fashioned theie mannera from the examples of her own enuriness. perfections. 1. ye words of her mouth is the law of theis yeuth; the motion of her eye cmemandeh their abedience. CHAPTER XXIIL 22. Ste eneaketh. and the servants flv: she poineeth «and = the thing is dune: for the law of love is im their hearts. and her kindness HOLY INSTRUCTIONS FOR THY CHILDREN addeth eimzs to theirfeet. 23. Im prosperity she is not puffed up: in adversity she healed the J. Consider, thou art a parent, the importance of thy tram; the wennds of fortune with patience. being thou hast produced, it is thy daty te suport 24. The trvahles of het ba-hand are alleviated by her councils and 2. Upon thee also it denendeth whether the chill of thy bosom be aweetened by her endearments: he pwiteth his heart in her bosom. and a blessing of a curse to thyself; an useful or a worthless member to the Taereth comiort. community. . : 25. Happy ie the man thot best made her his wife: happy the 3. Prepare him early with instruction, and season hia mind with child that call ber mother. the maxims of truth. ‘ 4. Watch the bent of his inclinations, set him right in his youth UTY 5. So shall he rise like » cedar on the mountiins; his head shall be i seen above the trees of the forest. ° OF A HUSBAND i é ‘* wicked gon is a ceproach to his father: but he that docth t. Tate nto thyself a wife, and chev the ordinance of Allah | right is an honor to his grey hairs. _ ) tobe watn thrieif a wife. and herome a {aith{ul member of society. 7” The aail is thine own, let it not want cultivation; the seed which cheice depends ine with care, and Gx met vaddenly. Om thy present thou sowest. that also shalt thou reap. fueure happiness. , , R Teach him obedience, and he shall blese thee; tach him 3. TF much of her time is destroyed in dress and ademment: if modesty, and he shall not be ashamed. _ sas: wie pea t she easheth ne own beanty, and delighted with her own 9." Teach him gratitude, 40d he shall receive bencfits; ecech ii much. and talketh loud: if her foot abideth not charity, and he shall gain yo = oe peers heat, and her eves with boldness rove on the faces of 10 Teach bm temperance, and he shall have health; tench him . man: uty were as the sun in the Grmament of heaven. pradence and fortune att —_ } worm Gy face trem her charms, turn thy feet from her peils, and sul: 11. Teach him justice, and he shall be honored by the works mach fer pot thy soul to be ensnared by the allurementy o( imagiontion. him sincerity, and lis own heart shall not reproach yt . BT i f . - - ae thd hy : wt a me ae vail . od a “as 4 ae a re Ve hey al og Sei atid “ee a: Ue 4 tow ar) “ : ze en [3 nebhianl . Ny