| 31 | Proverbs | ||
| 1 | The words of Lemuel, king of Massa, which his mother taught him: | Advice to a king. Pr.31.1-9 | |
| 2 | What, my son? What, son of my womb? What, son of my vows? | ||
| 3 | Give not your strength to women, your ways to those who destroy kings. | ||
| 4 | It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to desire strong drink; | ||
| 5 | lest they drink and forget what has been decreed, and pervert the rights of all the afflicted. | ||
| 6 | Give strong drink to him who is perishing, and wine to those in bitter distress; | ||
| 7 | let them drink and forget their poverty, and remember their misery no more. | ||
| 8 | Open your mouth for the dumb, for the rights of all who are left desolate. | ||
| 9 | Open your mouth, judge righteously, maintain the rights of the poor and needy. | ||
| 10 | A good wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels. | The capable wife. Pr.31.10-31 | |
| 11 | The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he will have no lack of gain. | ||
| 12 | She does him good, and not harm, all the days of her life. | ||
| 13 | She seeks wool and flax, and works with willing hands. | ||
| 14 | She is like the ships of the merchant, she brings her food from afar. | ||
| 15 | She rises while it is yet night and provides food for her household and tasks for her maidens. | ||
| 16 | She considers a field and buys it; with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard. | ||
| 17 | She girds her loins with strength and makes her arms strong. | ||
| 18 | She perceives that her merchandise is profitable. Her lamp does not go out at night. | ||
| 19 | She puts her hands to the distaff, and her hands hold the spindle. | ||
| 20 | She opens her hand to the poor, and reaches out her hands to the needy. | ||
| 21 | She is not afraid of snow for her household, for all her household are clothed in scarlet. | ||
| 22 | She makes herself coverings; her clothing is fine linen and purple. | ||
| 23 | Her husband is known in the gates, when he sits among the elders of the land. | ||
| 24 | She makes linen garments and sells them; she delivers girdles to the merchant. | ||
| 25 | Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she laughs at the time to come. | ||
| 26 | She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue. | ||
| 27 | She looks well to the ways of her household, and does not eat the bread of idleness. | ||
| 28 | Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her: | ||
| 29 | "Many women have done excellently, but you surpass them all." | ||
| 30 | Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears Yahweh is to be praised. | ||
| 31 | Give her of the fruit of her hands, and let her works praise her in the gates. | ||
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