1 Esdras 4:13-15

Common English Bible

Superiority of women

¹³ Then the third young man, Zerubbabel, who had spoken of women and truth, began to speak: ¹⁴ “Gentlemen, isn’t the king great, aren’t men abundant, and isn’t wine strong? Who is it, though, that masters them or rules over them? Isn’t it women? ¹⁵ Women give birth to the king and to all the people who rule over the sea and land.