Christus loquens sponse dicit, quod tres fuerunt supplantati propter mulieres; quorum unus assimilatur asino coronato, alius habuit cor leporinum et tercius assimilatur basilisco; et ideo mulier debet esse subdita viro suo semper .
The Perils of Unrestrained Influence
The Lord warns against the folly of a ruler who fails to restrain his mistress, likening him to a crowned donkey.
The Son speaks: "We read of three who were brought down because of women. The first was a king whose mistress struck him in the face when he didn't smile at her, because he was a fool who wouldn't restrain her and didn't care about his own honor. He was like a crowned donkey—a donkey because of his foolishness, and crowned because of his status."
The Weakness of the Strong and Wise
Samson and Solomon serve as cautionary examples of how even the strongest and wisest can be overcome by the influence of women.
The second was Samson, who, despite his incredible strength, was still defeated by a woman. He had the heart of a rabbit, because he couldn't master even one woman. The third was Solomon, who was like a basilisk, which kills with its gaze and is killed by a mirror. Solomon’s wisdom surpassed everyone’s, yet the face of a woman destroyed him.
The Call to Orderly Submission
The chapter concludes with a divine instruction regarding the necessity of a wife's submission to her husband.
That is why a woman must always be subject to her husband.
Read the original Latin
Filius loquitur: "Tres leguntur supplantati propter mulieres. Primus erat rex, quem amasia sua percussit in faciem, quando non arrisit sibi, quia fatuus erat et non refrenabat eam nec curabat de honore suo. Iste erat similis asino coronato, asino propter fatuitatem, coronato propter dignitatem.
Secundus erat Sampson, qui licet esset fortissimus, tamen a muliere victus est. Iste habuit cor leporinum, quia non potuit domare unam mulierem.
Tercius erat Salomon, qui fuit quasi basiliscus, qui visu interficit et speculo interficitur. Sic Salomonis sapiencia omnes excedebat, attamen facies mulieris occidit ipsum.
Ideo oportet, quod mulier subdita sit viro."
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