Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.
Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee. If thou forsake her not, she will not forsake, but will preserve thee. If thou wilt lovingly keep her, she will keep thee. So Jerome (in Bridges) wrote to a friend, 'Beg of the Lord now for me, who am grey-headed, that I may have wisdom for my companion, of which it is written, Love her, and she shall keep thee' (John 8:30-31; Colossians 1:23; Hebrews 3:6; Hebrews 3:14; contrast Matthew 13:20-21).