Mishnah%20in%20talmud for Ketubot 5:9

נוֹתֵן לָהּ מָעָה כֶסֶף לְצָרְכָּהּ, וְאוֹכֶלֶת עִמּוֹ מִלֵּילֵי שַׁבָּת לְלֵילֵי שַׁבָּת. וְאִם אֵין נוֹתֵן לָהּ מָעָה כֶסֶף לְצָרְכָּהּ, מַעֲשֵׂה יָדֶיהָ שֶׁלָּהּ. וּמַה הִיא עוֹשָׂה לוֹ, מִשְׁקַל חָמֵשׁ סְלָעִים שְׁתִי בִּיהוּדָה, שֶׁהֵן עֶשֶׂר סְלָעִים בַּגָּלִיל, אוֹ מִשְׁקַל עֶשֶׂר סְלָעִים עֵרֶב בִּיהוּדָה, שֶׁהֵן עֶשְׂרִים סְלָעִים בַּגָּלִיל. וְאִם הָיְתָה מֵנִיקָה, פּוֹחֲתִים לָהּ מִמַּעֲשֵׂה יָדֶיהָ, וּמוֹסִיפִין לָהּ עַל מְזוֹנוֹתֶיהָ. בַּמֶּה דְבָרִים אֲמוּרִים, בְּעָנִי שֶׁבְּיִשְׂרָאֵל. אֲבָל בִּמְכֻבָּד, הַכֹּל לְפִי כְבוֹדוֹ:

He gives her a ma'ah (a sixth of a dinar) of silver for her needs [every week for small purchases]. And she eats with him from Sabbath night to Sabbath night. [Even though all the other days he may feed her through a third party if he wishes, on Sabbath night, which is the night of the conjugal time, he must eat together with her.] And if he does not give her a ma'ah of silver for her needs, her handiwork belongs to her [the surplus of her handiwork, i.e., what she earns above and beyond (the cost of) her food] And what does she make for him? The weight of five selaim of warp in Judah, which are ten selaim in the Galil [The warp is twice as difficult to weave as the woof, and the weight of Judah is double that of the Galil.], and the weight of ten selaim of woof in Judah, which are twenty selaim in the Galil. And if she were nursing, we deduct from her handiwork and add it (that amount) for her food. To whom does this (reckoning) apply? To a poor man in Israel; but with an eminent man, all is in accordance with his honor [and also in accordance with the custom of the land.]

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