Rav Hisda told his daughters, 'Be modest before your husbands. Don't eat bread in front of them(lest you seem to overeat and be perceived as gross.] Don't eat green vegetables at night [for they cause bad breath]. Don't eat dates or drink beer at night [for they cause indigestion]. [If one uses the fields for a latrine], don't defecate where your husband defecates [lest you become disgusting to him.] When someone comes calling, don't ask, 'Who is he?' but rather, 'Who is she?' [so that you don't seem used to male visitors.]
He took a ruby in one hand and clod of dirt in the other. He showed them the ruby, but kept the clod hidden until [the daughters] troubled him [showing them that something hidden can seem more precious, no matter what its value.]
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