Where comes a cow the wiseman lay down, there follows a woman, and where comes a woman follows trouble

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Better is the trouble that follows death than the trouble that follows shame Better is the trouble that follows death than the trouble that follows shame
A woman like a sheep, an affable friendly woman A woman like a sheep, an affable friendly woman
A woman like a goat, a woman of rushing visits A woman like a goat, a woman of rushing visits

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