This is said because some women do eat the bread of idleness. Women are to be praised for cleaning up, cooking, preparing, providing, and doing all these things for their families because there are some women who do not do them. A godly wife has managerial responsibilities and must cultivate those skills: she is the executive officer of the home. The Greek word that means “keepers at home” above could also be translated “house-despot.” So take off your shoes where she tells you to.
