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Rh 1. A woman who is slighted by her husband without any cause.

2. A woman who is not respected by other women of the same rank or beauty as herself.

3. A woman whose husband is devoted to travelling.

4. The wife of a jeweller.

5. A jealous woman.

6. A covetous woman.

7. An immoral woman.

8. A barren woman.

9. A lazy woman.

10. A cowardly woman.

11. A humpbacked woman.

12. A dwarfish woman.

13. A deformed woman.

14. A vulgar woman.

15. An ill-smelling woman.

16. A sick woman.

17. An old woman.

There are also two verses on the subject as follows:

"Desire, which springs from nature, and which is increased by art, and from which all danger is taken away by wisdom, becomes firm and secure. A clever man, depending on his own ability, and observing carefully the ideas and thoughts of women, and removing the causes of their turning away from men, is generally successful with them."