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8th:

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TEN COMMANDMENTS FOR MEN (continued )

Thou shalt be patient with thy wife's shortcom- ings, remembering that, such as she is, she wast thine own choice and thou didst pick her out thyself.

Thou shalt not make a mere household convenience of thy wife, neither snalt thou regard her as a self-starting automatic cook and vacuum cleaner whose sole use is to make thee comfortable, for behold, she was a woman before she was a wife and was given unto thee for thy companion and . soulmate, and not as a kitchen utensil.

Thou shalt not expect thy wife to be a miracle worker who can feed a family upon air, and spread a dime over the space of a ten dollar bill. Nor shalt thou make the first of the month, when the bills come in as terrible as the day of judgment to her. Rather shalt thou render unto her the things that are her due and give her freely the allowance which she hath earned by the labor of her hands and the sweat of her brow.

Remember that thy wife hath not been gifted

with the powers of a mind reader, and therefore she cannot divine that thou still lovest her when thou are cold as an icicle and as dumb as

a clam. Therefore, tell her daily of thy affect- ion for her, and that thou considerest her more beautiful than any of the maidens that flaunteth their good looks in public.

Keak