What the Bible says about women who won't go barefoot

Deuteronomy 28: 56-57:

56 The tender and delicate woman among you, which would not adventure to set the sole of her foot upon the ground for delicateness and tenderness, her eye shall be evil toward the husband of her bosom, and toward her son, and toward her daughter,

57 and toward her young one that cometh out from between her feet, and toward her children which she shall bear: for she shall eat them for want of all things secretly in the siege and straitness, wherewith thine enemy shall distress thee in thy gates.

The lesson is clear.  Beware women who say they are too delicate to run barefoot.  Beware women who get pedicures all the time.

This ancient wisdom is directly in line with my experience here in New York City.

Update: My Biblical interpretation may be off, as one commenter points out, and may be more along the lines of "This is what happens when you disobey...even the tenderest become evil."

(Thanks to Ira for the pointer.)

Comments

Just to point out the

Submitted by some guy on Fri, 10/28/2011 - 13:34.

Just to point out the context, this is a prophecy that a "nation from afar" will lay siege to Israel and that things will be so bad that even the most delicate of women will eat their young.

thanks, I added an update

Submitted by John on Fri, 10/28/2011 - 14:48.

thanks, I added an update

 What does the Bible say

Submitted by Victoria on Fri, 10/28/2011 - 12:42.

 What does the Bible say about Vibrams?

Thou shalt not leave stinky

Submitted by John on Fri, 10/28/2011 - 13:04.

Thou shalt not leave stinky Vibrams in the hallway

You, my friend, like to live

Submitted by Chris G on Fri, 10/28/2011 - 12:40.

You, my friend, like to live dangerously. 

Ha, the update may be a more

Submitted by Christina on Fri, 10/28/2011 - 18:40.

Ha, the update may be a more accurate interpretation, but I thought your original one was pretty funny, and still holds a good bit of truth (albeit maybe not strictly Biblical truth....).

gotta have a little fun!

Submitted by John on Fri, 10/28/2011 - 13:05.

gotta have a little fun!