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 What is there in the vale of life
 Half so delightful as a wife,
  When friendship, love, read more 
 What is there in the vale of life
 Half so delightful as a wife,
  When friendship, love, and peace combine
   To stamp the marriage-bond divine? 
A good wife makes a good husband
A good wife makes a good husband
 She is a winsome wee thing,
 She is a handsome wee thing,
  She is a bonny wee read more 
 She is a winsome wee thing,
 She is a handsome wee thing,
  She is a bonny wee thing,
   This sweet wee wife o' mine. 
Try praising your wife, even if it does frighten her at first
Try praising your wife, even if it does frighten her at first
He knows little who will tell his wife all he knows.
He knows little who will tell his wife all he knows.
 Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, 
giving honour onto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, read more 
 Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, 
giving honour onto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as 
being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be 
not hindered. 
 She would rather be an old man's darling than a young man's 
warling.  
 She would rather be an old man's darling than a young man's 
warling. 
A man's best fortune, or his worst, is his wife
A man's best fortune, or his worst, is his wife
She (his wife) is the wind beneath my wings.
She (his wife) is the wind beneath my wings.