Read the passage carefully. A woman who manages the household should be thrifty and diligent. If she is diligent, the household thrives; if lazy, it declines. If she is thrifty, the household becomes enriched; if extravagant, it becomes impoverished.

–Analects for Women,

Sung Ruozhao

What is the central idea of the passage?

A household needs women to work to support it.

A household depends on how well a woman manages it.

A household needs a wealthy woman in charge.

A household does not need women to support it.

BTW It is not the first one