14 “O sirs, isn’t the king great, and men are many, and isn’t wine strong? Who is it then who rules them, or has the lordship over them? Aren’t they women? (WEB)
1 Esdras 4:14
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1 Esdras 4:1–3
1 Then the second, who had spoken of the strength of the king, began to say, (WEB) 2 “O sirs, don’t men excel in strength who rule over the sea and land, and all things in them? (WEB) 3 But yet the king is stronger. He is their lord and has dominion over them. In whatever he com… (WEB)
1 Esdras 4:31–33
31 At this, the king gaped and gazed at her with open mouth. If she smiles at him, he laughs. But if she takes any displeasure at him, he flatters her, that she might be reconciled to him again. (WEB) 32 O sirs, how can it not be that women are strong, seeing they do this… (WEB)
1 Esdras 3:23–24
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Isaiah 10:7–9
7 But this is not his intention; this is not his plan. For it is in his heart to destroy and cut off many nations. 8 “Are not all my commanders kings?” he says. 9 “Is not Calno like Carchemish? Is not Hamath like Arpad? Is not Samaria like Damascus?
1 Esdras 4:21–23
21 With his wife he ends his days, with no thought for his father, mother, or country. (WEB) 22 By this also you must know that women have dominion over you. Don’t you labor and toil, and bring it all to give to women? (WEB) 23 Yes, a man takes his sword and goes out to travel, to… (WEB)
1 Esdras 3:17–19
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Greek Esther 1:19–21
19 If then it seems good to the king, let him make a royal decree, and let it be written according to the laws of the Medes and Persians, and let him not alter it: ‘Don’t allow the queen to come in to him any more. Let the king give her royalty to a woman better… (WEB)
Testament of Judah 3:21–23
21 And indeed I repented of these things; wine and flesh I eat not until my old age, nor did I behold any joy. (T12) 22 And the angel of God showed me that for ever do women bear rule over king and beggar alike. (T12) 23 And from the king they take away his glory, and from the vali… (T12)
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