Jerome refused to none the light of his knowledge, and pleasantly excused himself for giving one half of the human race a preference over the other: “Principia, my daughter in Jesus Christ, I know that some find fault with me for writing to women; let me say, then, to these detractors: If men questioned me on the Scriptures, they should receive my answers.”
Jerome alikataa hakuna mwanga wa ujuzi wake, na pleasantly radhi mwenyewe kwa ajili ya kutoa nusu ya jamii ya binadamu upendeleo juu ya nyingine: “”Principia, binti yangu katika Yesu Kristo, Najua kwamba baadhi kupata kosa na mimi kwa kuandika kwa wanawake; napenda kusema, basi, kwa wapinzani haya:. Kama watu alihoji me on the Scriptures, wanapaswa kupokea majibu yangu “”