1 Timothy · Πρὸς Τιμόθεον Αʹ

1 Timothy 5:14

Βούλομαι οὖν νεωτέρας γαμεῖν, τεκνογονεῖν, οἰκοδεσποτεῖν, μηδεμίαν ἀφορμὴν διδόναι τῷ ἀντικειμένῳ λοιδορίας χάριν.
Boylomai oyn neōteras gamein, teknogonein, oikodespotein, mēdemian aphormēn didonai tō antikeimenō loidorias charin.
King James Version (KJV)

I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.

Modern English

So I counsel younger widows to marry, to have children, to manage their homes and to give the enemy no opportunity for slander.

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