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Your argument is with St. Paul's First Letter to Timothy, not with me.

Here's what my Bible says:

9: Let a widow be enrolled if she is not less than sixty years old, married only once,
10: with a reputation for good works, namely, that she has raised children, practiced hospitality, washed the feet of the holy ones, helped those in distress, involved herself in every good work.
11: But exclude younger widows, for when their sensuality estranges them from Christ, they want to marry
12: and will incur condemnation for breaking their first pledge.

and the Footnotes from my Bible for that passage:

Footnotes

¹ [1-16] After a few words of general advice based on common sense (1 Tim 5:1-2), the letter takes up, in its several aspects, the subject of widows. The first responsibility for their care belongs to the family circle, not to the Christian community as such (1 Tim 5:3-4, 16). The widow left without the aid of relatives may benefit the community by her prayer, and the community should consider her material sustenance its responsibility (1 Tim 5:5-8). Widows who wish to work directly for the Christian community should not be accepted unless they are well beyond the probability of marriage, i.e., sixty years of age, married only once, and with a reputation for good works (1 Tim 5:9-10). Younger widows are apt to be troublesome and should be encouraged to remarry (1 Tim 5:11-15).