So her husband may either confirm or nullify any vows or pledges she makes to deny herself.

凡她所许的愿和刻苦约束自己所起的誓，她丈夫可以坚定，也可以废去。

凡她所许的愿和刻苦约束自己所起的誓，丈夫可以坚立，也可以废去。

凡她所许的愿和刻苦约束自己所起的誓，丈夫可以坚立，也可以废去。

丈夫有权赞同或反对妻子许的愿或起的誓。

“妇人所许的愿和刻苦约束自己所起的誓，她丈夫都可以确立，也可以废去。

凡她所許的願和刻苦約束自己所起的誓，她丈夫可以堅定，也可以廢去。

凡她所許的願和刻苦約束自己所起的誓，丈夫可以堅立，也可以廢去。

凡她所許的願和刻苦約束自己所起的誓，丈夫可以堅立，也可以廢去。

丈夫有權贊同或反對妻子許的願或起的誓。

“婦人所許的願和刻苦約束自己所起的誓，她丈夫都可以確立，也可以廢去。

凡所許的願、凡有約束性的起誓、要刻苦自己的，她丈夫都可以使它立定，也可以廢它。

婦或許願、或發誓束身、以苦其心、夫可成之、亦可廢之、

婦許願發誓、卑以自牧、夫可使之立、亦可使之廢。

凡婦許願發誓、立戒自苦、夫可使之立、亦可使之廢、

Her husband may confirm or nullify any vow she makes or any sworn pledge to deny herself.

Her husband can let her keep any special promise she makes. Or he can refuse to let her keep it. Suppose she gives her word not to eat anything. Then her husband can let her keep her promise. Or he can refuse to let her keep it.

Any vow and any binding oath to afflict herself, her husband may establish, or her husband may make void.

Her husband may confirm or cancel any vow or any sworn obligation to deny herself.

“ Every vow and every binding oath to humble herself, her husband may confirm it or her husband may annul it.

Every vow and every binding oath to afflict her soul, her husband may confirm it, or her husband may make it void.

Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict the soul, her husband may establish it, or her husband may make it void.

Her husband may confirm or cancel any vow or any sworn obligation to deny herself.

Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict the soul, her husband may establish it, or her husband may make it void.

“ Any vow or sworn obligation that would bring affliction to her, her husband can confirm or nullify.

Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict the soul, her husband may establish it, or her husband may make it void.

But there is one thing I want you to know: The head of every man is Christ, the head of woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.

You humble yourselves by going through the motions of penance, bowing your heads like reeds bending in the wind. You dress in burlap and cover yourselves with ashes. Is this what you call fasting? Do you really think this will please the Lord?

“ Ten days later, on the tenth day of the same month, you must call another holy assembly. On that day, the Day of Atonement, the people must go without food and must do no ordinary work.

“ On the tenth day of the appointed month in early autumn, you must deny yourselves. Neither native born Israelites nor foreigners living among you may do any kind of work. This is a permanent law for you.

This will be a Sabbath day of complete rest for you, and on that day you must deny yourselves. This day of rest will begin at sundown on the ninth day of the month and extend until sundown on the tenth day.”

And man was not made for woman, but woman was made for man.

“ Be careful to celebrate the Day of Atonement on the tenth day of that same month— nine days after the Festival of Trumpets. You must observe it as an official day for holy assembly, a day to deny yourselves and present special gifts to the Lord.

Yet when they were ill, I grieved for them. I denied myself by fasting for them, but my prayers returned unanswered.

In the same way, you wives must accept the authority of your husbands. Then, even if some refuse to obey the Good News, your godly lives will speak to them without any words. They will be won overby observing your pure and reverent lives.Don’t be concerned about the outward beauty of fancy hairstyles, expensive jewelry, or beautiful clothes.You should clothe yourselves instead with the beauty that comes from within, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is so precious to God.This is how the holy women of old made themselves beautiful. They put their trust in God and accepted the authority of their husbands.For instance, Sarah obeyed her husband, Abraham, and called him her master. You are her daughters when you do what is right without fear of what your husbands might do.

And there by the Ahava Canal, I gave orders for all of us to fast and humble ourselves before our God. We prayed that he would give us a safe journey and protect us, our children, and our goods as we traveled.

Do not deprive each other of sexual relations, unless you both agree to refrain from sexual intimacy for a limited time so you can give yourselves more completely to prayer. Afterward, you should come together again so that Satan won’t be able to tempt you because of your lack of self control.