Gideon said to them, “I will not rule over you, nor will my son rule over you. The Lord will rule over you.”

“‘Observe – everyone who quotes proverbs will quote this proverb about you: “Like mother, like daughter.”

A servant who acts wisely will rule over an heir who behaves shamefully, and will share the inheritance along with the relatives.

To the woman he said, “I will greatly increase your labor pains; with pain you will give birth to children. You will want to control your husband, but he will dominate you.”

If she does not please her master, who has designated her for himself, then he must let her be redeemed. He has no right to sell her to a foreign nation, because he has dealt deceitfully with her.

I will hand Egypt over to a harsh master; a powerful king will rule over them,” says the sovereign master, the Lord who commands armies.