Clement of Alexandria: STROMATA (MISCELLANIES), Part III, Complete

Translated by Alexander Roberts and James Donaldson.

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Chapter XX.--A Good Wife.

The woman who, with propriety, loves her husband, Euripides describes, while admonishing,--

"That when her husband says aught,

She ought to regard him as speaking well if she say nothing;

And if she will say anything, to do her endeavour to gratify her husband."

And again he subjoins the like:--

"And that the wife should sweetly look sad with her husband,

Should aught evil befall him,

And have in common a share of sorrow and joy."

Then, describing her as gentle and kind even in misfortunes, he adds:--

"And I, when you are ill, will, sharing your sickness bear it;

And I will bear my share in your misfortunes."

And:--

"Nothing is bitter to me,

For with friends one ought to be happy,

For what else is friendship but this?"

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