How can a woman's refusal to marry a man as a second wife, out of fear for the feelings of the first wife, be handled, given the husband's insistence on marrying to have more children and to protect himself from sin, along with his pledge to keep his first wife and care for his children with her?
A woman is advised to accept if she wishes to marry, and not to reject a suitor merely out of fear of harming the first wife. A man is also advised to choose a righteous wife, to be just between his wives, and to treat them well, and to deliberate before marriage. It is mentioned that looking at the beauties of women might prompt a man to marry another, but he might discover flaws in her that he had not considered, which might make him weary and seek someone else.
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