And hence it follows that as the flesh of the wife is one and the same with that of her husband the stains that may come upon it, or the injuries it incurs fall upon the husband's flesh, though he, as has been said, may have given no cause for them; for as the pain of the foot or any member of the body is felt by the whole body, because all is one flesh, as the head feels the hurt to the ankle without having caused it, so the husband, being one with her, shares the dishonour of the wife; and as all worldly honour or dishonour comes of flesh and blood, and the erring wife's is of that kind, the husband must needs bear his part of it and be held dishonoured without knowing it.
Porque, así como el dolor del pie o de cualquier miembro del cuerpo humano le siente todo el cuerpo, por ser todo de una carne mesma, y la cabeza siente el daño del tobillo, sin que ella se le haya causado, así el marido es participante de la deshonra de la mujer, por ser una mesma cosa con ella. Y como las honras y deshonras del mundo sean todas y nazcan de carne y sangre, y las de la mujer mala sean deste género, es forzoso que al marido le quepa parte dellas, y sea tenido por deshonrado sin que él lo sepa.