1 Esdras 4:14-16

Common English Bible

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. ¹⁶ From women they all are born. It was women who brought up those men who plant the vineyards from which wine is produced.