91. Being Led by Women

Men who dote upon their wives never achieve great gains, 
and men of great ambition avoid that very thing. 

The riches of a man who fawningly follows a woman's lead
will buy him only shameful shame.

An abnormal submissiveness to his spouse
will earn a man endless disgrace among decent men.

Though he has mastered the doing of deeds,
the henpecked husband merits little in this life or the next.

A man's fears of his own wife will make him
constantly fearful of doing good for good folks.

Though providence has filled his life,
a man who fears his graceful spouse is devoid of dignity. 

A woman's shy ways show great dignity,
unlike a man who lives to do a woman's bidding.

Those who live only to fulfill their wive's wishes 
can neither satisfy the needs of friends nor benefit others. 

Neither virtuous deeds nor vast wealth nor domestic joys
will be found with men who carry out their wife's commands.

Moneyed men whose thoughts dwell in the mind
never dwell foolishly on relationships with women.