sn37.32:1.1 “Mendicants, there are five things that are hard to get for ladies who have not made merit.
sn37.32:1.2 What five?
sn37.32:1.3 ‘May I be born into a suitable family!’
sn37.32:1.4 This is the first thing.
sn37.32:1.5 ‘Having been born in a suitable family, may I marry into a suitable family!’
sn37.32:1.6 This is the second thing.
sn37.32:1.7 ‘Having been born in a suitable family and married into a suitable family, may I live at home without a co-wife!’
sn37.32:1.8 This is the third thing.
sn37.32:1.9 ‘Having been born in a suitable family, and married into a suitable family, and living at home without a co-wife, may I have children!’
sn37.32:1.10 This is the fourth thing.
sn37.32:1.11 ‘Having been born in a suitable family, and married into a suitable family, and living at home without a co-wife, and having had children, may I live having mastered my husband!’
sn37.32:1.12 This is the fifth thing.
sn37.32:1.13 These are the five things that are hard to get for ladies who have not made merit.