The wife should also protect the husband, thinking "How then can he take his birth in my womb?" I have heard it from Brahmanas, who are expert in expounding the duties of all orders.
भर्ता तु भार्यया रक्ष्यः कथं जायान्ममोदरे। वदतां वर्णधर्माश्च ब्राह्मणानामिति श्रुतः॥