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) 15 Women have given birth to the king and all the people who rule over sea and land. (WEB) 16 They came from women. Women nourished up those who planted the vineyards, from where the wine comes. (WEB)
1 Esdras 4:14–16
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1 Esdras 4:21–23
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1 Esdras 4:31–33
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1 Esdras 4:1–3
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1 Corinthians 11:7–9
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