1 Esdras 4:12-14

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¹² Gentlemen, why is not the king the strongest, since he is to be obeyed in this fashion?” And he stopped speaking.

The Speech about Women

¹³ Then the third, who had spoken of women and truth (and this was Zerubbabel), began to speak:^{(A) 14} “Gentlemen, is not the king great, and are not men many, and is not wine strong? Who is it, then, who rules them or has the mastery over them? Is it not women?