Proverbs 31
1 The words of Lemuel, king of Massa: the teaching which he had from his mother.
[the] words of Lemuel [the] king an oracle which she instructed him mother his.
2 What am I to say to you, O Lemuel, my oldest son? and what, O son of my body? and what, O son of my oaths?
What? O son my and what? O son of womb my and what? O son of vows my.
3 Do not give your strength to women, or your ways to that which is the destruction of kings.
May not you give to women strength your and ways your to wiping out kings.
4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to take wine, or for rulers to say, Where is strong drink?
May not [it be] for kings - O Lemuel may not [it be] for kings to drink wine and for rulers (where? *Q(K)*) strong drink.
5 For fear that through drinking they may come to have no respect for the law, wrongly judging the cause of those who are in trouble.
Lest he should drink and he may forget [what] is decreed and he may change [the] cause of all [the] sons of affliction.
6 Give strong drink to him who is near to destruction, and wine to him whose soul is bitter:
Give strong drink to [one who] is perishing and wine to [people] bitter of soul.
7 Let him have drink, and his need will go from his mind, and the memory of his trouble will be gone.
He will drink and he may forget poverty his and trouble his not he will remember again.
8 Let your mouth be open for those who have no voice, in the cause of those who are ready for death.
Open mouth your for [the] dumb to [the] cause of all [the] sons of passing away.
9 Let your mouth be open, judging rightly, and give right decisions in the cause of the poor and those in need.
Open mouth your judge righteousness and plead [the] cause of [the] poor and [the] needy.
10 Who may make discovery of a woman of virtue? For her price is much higher than jewels.
A wife of ability who? will he find and [is] far more than jewels price her.
11 The heart of her husband has faith in her, and he will have profit in full measure.
It trusts in her [the] heart of husband her and gain not he lacks.
12 She does him good and not evil all the days of her life.
She feeds him good and not evil all [the] days of life her.
13 She gets wool and linen, working at the business of her hands.
She seeks wool and flax and she worked in [the] delight of hands her.
14 She is like the trading-ships, getting food from far away.
She is like [the] ships of a trader from a distance she brings food her.
15 She gets up while it is still night, and gives meat to her family, and their food to her servant-girls.
And she rose - when still night and she gave food to household her and an allotted portion to female servants her.
16 After looking at a field with care, she gets it for a price, planting a vine-garden with the profit of her work.
She considers a field and she took it from [the] fruit of hands her (she plants *Q(K)*) a vineyard.
17 She puts a band of strength round her, and makes her arms strong.
She girds with strength loins her and she strengthened arms her.
18 She sees that her marketing is of profit to her: her light does not go out by night.
She perceives that [is] good profit her not it is extinguished (in the night *Q(K)*) lamp her.
19 She puts her hands to the cloth-working rod, and her fingers take the wheel.
Hands her she stretches out on the distaff and palms her they grasp [the] spindle.
20 Her hands are stretched out to the poor; yes, she is open-handed to those who are in need.
Palm her she spreads out to poor [person] and hands her she stretches out to the needy [person].
21 She has no fear of the snow for her family, for all those in her house are clothed in red.
Not she is afraid for household her from snow for all household her [is] clothed scarlet.
22 She makes for herself cushions of needlework; her clothing is fair linen and purple.
Coverings she makes for herself [is] fine linen and purple clothing her.
23 Her husband is a man of note in the public place, when he takes his seat among the responsible men of the land.
[is] known In the gates husband her when sits he with [the] elders of [the] land.
24 She makes linen robes and gets a price for them, and traders take her cloth bands for a price.
Linen garment[s] she makes and she sold and a belt she supplies to the merchants.
25 Strength and self-respect are her clothing; she is facing the future with a smile.
[is] strength And honor clothing her and she laughed to a day future.
26 Her mouth is open to give out wisdom, and the law of mercy is on her tongue.
Mouth her she opens with wisdom and instruction of loyalty [is] on tongue her.
27 She gives attention to the ways of her family, she does not take her food without working for it.
[she is] watching over [the] ways of Household her and [the] bread of laziness not she eats.
28 Her children get up and give her honour, and her husband gives her praise, saying,
They rise up sons her and they called blessed her husband her and he praised her.
29 Unnumbered women have done well, but you are better than all of them.
Many daughters they have done ability and you you have gone up above all of them.
30 Fair looks are a deceit, and a beautiful form is of no value; but a woman who has the fear of the Lord is to be praised.
[is] deception Grace and [is] vanity beauty a woman fearing Yahweh she she will be praised.
31 Give her credit for what her hands have made: let her be praised by her works in the public place.
Give to her some of [the] fruit of hands her and let them praise her in the gates work her.
