Bede, on Prov 12:4

“A diligent woman is a crown to her husband: and she that doth things worthy of confusion, is a rottenness in his bones.”

“A diligent woman is a crown to her husband, etc. The meaning of the letter is evident because a good and chaste woman gives honor to her husband in all things, and by well managing the household with his virtues, she, as it were, adds grace to the crown; but indeed an adulteress, although she may appear beautiful outwardly, internally defiles her limbs with the stench of luxury. Indeed, spiritually, the Church offers Christ a crown, none other than herself.”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.