1 Timothy 5:5

5. Now St. Paul now gives tests for the scrutiny of a widow indeed. She is, first, desolate; that is, left alone by the death of her husband and the non-existence of any progeny to support her. She is, second, truly pious:

for she trusteth, and continueth in fervent, devout duties. By night, instead of revelry, like the wanton widow; by day, instead of wandering, 1 Timothy 5:13, in gossip.