Berachos 8a § 3
What Kind of Wife
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In the West (in Israel), when a man marries a woman
they ask him the following: MATZA or MOTZEI?
When they ask him MATZA they are asking if she is a good wife:
He who has found (MATZA) a wife has found
goodness, and obtains favor from God.
When they ask him MOTZEI they are asking if she is a bad wife
And I found (U'MOTZEI) more bitter
than death the woman who is snares.
they ask him the following: MATZA or MOTZEI?
When they ask him MATZA they are asking if she is a good wife:
He who has found (MATZA) a wife has found
goodness, and obtains favor from God.
When they ask him MOTZEI they are asking if she is a bad wife
And I found (U'MOTZEI) more bitter
than death the woman who is snares.