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the wife of a man in housewifery; because the advantageous womanly service of a woman for a man arises through reverence towards her husband and good training in housewifery. 10. This, too, that even the reverence of a wife towards a husband is produced by him who gives a woman unto a man; because the giver of possession (khûdih) becomes praiseworthy even by the act of having given that possession.
11. This, too, that origin and effect (ban va-bar) are produced for Adharmazd by him who gives what is necessary unto Adharmazd and teaches perpetual preservation; what is properly necessary being the origin of the preservation which is the effect of what is properly necessary. 12. This, too, that dominion is acquired for the house of him who keeps the door of the house an opening for the wise; the house being the body, and the door of the house being the ear, eye, and mouth.
13. It is the excellence of righteousness that is perfect.
CHAPTER LXVIII.
Bakó Nask. 1. The beginning of the twenty-second fargard, the Airyaman?, is the last question (frasno) beyond the five Gâthas; it is taught for the dominion of Adharmazd only by him—that is, it is making him ruler of himself-who shall do that which is declared by the passage :-Yå erezegyôi dâhi
· See Chap. XXIII, in; it is here written aîremano in Pahlavi.
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