Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say unto me: but give me the damsel to wife.
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Interpretation
Young persons, especially females, are never so safe and well off as under the care of pious parents. Their own ignorance, and the flattery and artifices of designing, wicked people, who are ever laying snares for them, expose them to great danger.
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This thought runs through Genesis 34:12-16.