The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.
Ver. 11. The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her.] He is confident of her love, care, and fidelity. He dare trust her with his soulsecrets, &c.; he doubteth not of her chastity, secrecy, or care to keep his family.
So that he shall have no need of spoil,] i.e., Of necessary commodities: for these she will provide as plentifully by her industry as if she had shared in the spoils of a sacked and ransacked city. The Turks, when they took Constantinople, were so enriched, that it is a proverb among them to this day, if any grow suddenly rich, to say, He hath been at the sacking of Constantinople. a
a Turkish History, fol. 347.