O papel da mulher
A Bíblia honra a mulher como colaboradora essencial no plano de Deus. De Provérbios 31 às mulheres do Novo Testamento, a Escritura celebra a sabedoria, a força e a fé feminina.
A mulher virtuosa
Mulher virtuosa, quem a achará? Seu valor excede o de rubis. Ela é sábia, trabalhadora, generosa e temida pelo Senhor.
Who shall find a strong woman? the price of her is[a] far, and from the last [or utmost] ends.
The heart of her husband trusteth in her; and he shall not have need to robberies.
She shall yield to him good, and not evil, in all the days of her life.
She sought wool and flax; and wrought by the counsel of her hands.
She is made as the ship of a merchant, that beareth his bread from [a] far.
And she rose by night, and gave lifelode to her menials, and meats to her handmaidens.
She beheld a field, and bought it; of the fruit of her hands she planted a vinery [or a vineyard].
She girded her loins with strength, and made strong her arm.
She tasted, and saw, that her merchandise was good; her lantern shall not be quenched in the night.
She put her hands to the wharve, and her fingers took the spindle.
She opened her hand to the needy man, and stretched forth her hands to a poor man.
She made linen cloth, and sold it; and gave a girdle to a merchant.
Strength and fairness is the clothing of her; and she shall laugh in the last day.
She opened her mouth to wisdom; and the law of mercy is in her tongue.
She beheld the paths of her house; and she ate not bread idly.
A wise woman buildeth her house; and an unwise woman shall destroy with hands, that is, with her evil works, an house builded.
My son, hear thou the teaching of thy father, and forsake thou not the law of thy mother;
Beleza interior
A beleza verdadeira não é exterior, mas o caráter incorruptível de um espírito manso e tranquilo. Isso tem grande valor diante de Deus.
Also women be they subject to their husbands; that if any man, that is, husbands, believe not to the word, by the conversation of women they be won without word.
And behold ye in dread your holy conversation.
Of whom be there not without-forth curious adorning of hair, either doing about of gold, either adorning of clothing;
but that that is the hid man of heart, in uncorruption, and of mild spirit, [or in uncorruptibility of quiet and mild spirit], which is rich in the sight of God.
For so sometime holy women hoping in God adorned themselves, and were subject to their own husbands.
As Sarah obeyed to Abraham, and called him lord; of whom ye be daughters well-doing, and not dreading any perturbation.
Also men dwell together, and by knowing [or science], give ye honour to the woman’s frailty, [or to her vessel], as to the more feeble, and as to even-heirs of grace and of life, that your prayers be not hindered.
Also women in suitable habit, with shamefastness and soberness arraying themselves, not in wreathed hairs, either in gold, or pearls, or precious clothes;
Also it behooveth women to be chaste, not backbiting, sober, faithful in all things.
Parceria e dignidade
Deus criou homem e mulher à sua imagem. A mulher não é inferior, mas parceira e co-herdeira da graça da vida.
And God made of nought a man to his image and likeness; God made of nought a man, to the image of God; God made of nought them, male and female.
And God blessed them, and said, Increase ye, and be ye multiplied, and fill ye the earth, and make ye it subject; and be ye lords to the fishes of the sea, and to [the] volatiles of heaven, and to all living beasts that be moved on [the] earth.
And the Lord God said, It is not good that a man be alone; make we to him an helper like to himself.
Also God said to the woman, I shall multiply thy wretchednesses and thy conceivings; in sorrow thou shalt bear thy children; and thou shalt be under power of thine husband, and he shall be lord of thee.
Nevertheless neither the man is without the woman, neither the woman is without [the] man, in the Lord.
For why as the woman is of the man, so the man is by the woman; but all things be of God.
Women, be they subject to their husbands, as to the Lord,
for the man is head of the woman, as Christ is head of the church; he is Saviour of his body.
But as the church is subject to Christ, so women to their husbands in all things.
also old women in holy habit, not slanderers [or backbiters], not serving much to wine, well-teaching, that they teach prudence.
Admonish thou young women, that they love their husbands, that they love their children;
and that they be prudent, chaste, sober, having care of the house, benign, subject to their husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.