In the Midrash Rabba, a second-century Jewish text, a rabbi explained why he felt women should wear a veil, saying: She is like one who has done wrong and is ashamed of people.
Mo mokwalong wa Sejuda wa lekgolo la bobedi la dingwaga wa Midrash Rabba, rabi mongwe o ne a tlhalosa lebaka la go bo basadi ba tshwanetse go ipipa sefatlhego ka sesiro jaana: "Mosadi o tshwana le motho yo o dirileng phoso mme a tlhabiwa ke ditlhong a sa batle go bonwa ke batho."