A MAN had a Wife who made herself hated by all the members of his
household. Wishing to find out if she had the same effect on the
persons in her father’s house, he made some excuse to send her home on
a visit to her father. After a short time she returned, and when he
inquired how she had got on and how the servants had treated her, she
replied, “The herdsmen and shepherds cast on me looks of aversion.” He
said, “O Wife, if you were disliked by those who go out early in the
morning with their flocks and return late in the evening, what must
have been felt towards you by those with whom you passed the whole
day!”
Straws show how the wind blows.