Chapter 90—Shifting Responsibilities Those Sabbathkeeping brethren who shift the responsibility of their stewardship into the hands of their wives, while they themselves are capable of managing the same, are unwise and in the transfer displease God. The stewardship of the husband cannot be transferred to the wife. Yet this is sometimes attempted, to the great injury of both. A believing husband has sometimes transferred his property to his unbelieving companion, hoping thereby to gratify her, disarm her opposition, and finally induce her to believe the truth. But this is no more nor less than an attempt to purchase peace, or to hire the wife to believe the truth. The means which God has lent to advance His cause the husband transfers to one who has no sympathy for the truth; what account will such a steward render when the great Master requires His own with usury? {1T 528.1}

De sabbatsholdende brødre, som overlader ansvaret for deres forvaltning til hænderne på deres hustruer, skønt de selv er i stand til at styre dette, er ukloge og derved mishager de Gud. En mands forvaltning kan ikke overflyttes til hustruen. Alligevel forsøger man nogle gange på dette, til stor skade for begge. En troende mand havde nogle gange overdraget sin ejendomme til sin ikke-troende ledsager og håbede derved at gøre hende glad, uskadeliggøre hendes modstand og endelig få hende til at tro sandheden. Men det er ikke desto mindre et forsøg på at købe sig til fred, eller at hyre hustruen til at tro sandheden. De midler, som Gud har lånt manden til at fremskynde sandheden, er overført til én som ikke har forståelse for sandheden; hvilket regnskab vil en sådan tjener aflægge, når den store Mester kræver sit igen, med renter?