“Mendicants, when a man has one power he has a lady under his mastery. “Ekena ca kho, bhikkhave, balena samannāgato puriso mātugāmaṁ abhibhuyya vattati. What one power? Katamena ekena balena? The power of authority. Mastered by this, a lady’s powers of attractiveness, wealth, relatives, children, and ethical behavior do not avail her.” Issariyabalena abhibhūtaṁ mātugāmaṁ neva rūpabalaṁ tāyati, na bhogabalaṁ tāyati, na ñātibalaṁ tāyati, na puttabalaṁ tāyati, na sīlabalaṁ tāyatī”ti.

Catutthaṁ.