Proverbs 31
1 The words of king Lamuel. The vision by which his mother instructed him:
word Lemuel king burden which to discipline him mother his
2 “What, O my beloved? What, O beloved of my womb? What, O beloved of my vows?
what? son: child my and what? son: child belly: womb my and what? son: child vow my
3 Do not give your substance to women, or your riches to overthrow kings.
not to give: give to/for woman strength your and way: conduct your to/for to wipe king
4 Not to kings, O Lamuel, not to kings give wine. For there are no secrets where drunkenness reigns.
not to/for king Lemuel not to/for king to drink wine and to/for to rule (where? *Q(K)*) strong drink
5 And perhaps they may drink and forget judgments, and alter the case of the sons of the poor.
lest to drink and to forget to decree and to change judgment all son: type of affliction
6 Give strong drink to the grieving, and wine to those who are bitter in soul.
to give: give strong drink to/for to perish and wine to/for bitter soul
7 Let them drink, and forget their needs, and remember their sorrow no more.
to drink and to forget poverty his and trouble his not to remember still
8 Open your mouth for the mute and for all the cases of the sons who are passing through.
to open lip your to/for mute to(wards) judgment all son: type of destruction
9 Open your mouth, declare what is just, and do justice to the indigent and the poor.
to open lip your to judge righteousness and to judge afflicted and needy
10 Who shall find a strong woman? Far away, and from the furthest parts, is her price.
woman: wife strength: worthy who? to find and distant from jewel merchandise her
11 The heart of her husband confides in her, and he will not be deprived of spoils.
to trust in/on/with her heart master: husband her and spoil not to lack
12 She will repay him with good, and not evil, all the days of her life.
to wean him good and not bad: evil all day life her
13 She has sought wool and flax, and she has worked these by the counsel of her hands.
to seek wool and flax and to make: do in/on/with pleasure palm her
14 She has become like a merchant’s ship, bringing her bread from far away.
to be like/as fleet to trade from distance to come (in): bring food her
15 And she has risen in the night, and given a prey to her household, and provisions to her maids.
and to arise: rise in/on/with still night and to give: give prey to/for house: household her and statute: portion to/for maiden her
16 She has considered a field and bought it. From the fruit of her own hands, she has planted a vineyard.
to plan land: country and to take: buy him from fruit palm her (to plant *Q(K)*) vineyard
17 She has wrapped her waist with fortitude, and she has strengthened her arm.
to gird in/on/with strength loin her and to strengthen arm her
18 She has tasted and seen that her tasks are good; her lamp shall not be extinguished at night.
to perceive for pleasant profit her not to quench (in/on/with night *Q(K)*) lamp her
19 She has put her hand to strong things, and her fingers have taken hold of the spindle.
hand her to send: reach in/on/with distaff and palm her to grasp district
20 She has opened her hand to the needy, and she has extended her hands to the poor.
palm her to spread to/for afflicted and hand her to send: reach to/for needy
21 She shall not fear, in the cold of snow, for her household. For all those of her household have been clothed two-fold.
not to fear to/for house: household her from snow for all house: household her to clothe scarlet
22 She has made embroidered clothing for herself. Fine linen and purple is her garment.
covering to make to/for her linen and purple clothing her
23 Her husband is noble at the gates, when he sits among the senators of the land.
to know in/on/with gate master: husband her in/on/with to dwell he with old: elder land: country/planet
24 She has made finely woven cloth and sold it, and she has delivered a waistband to the Canaanite.
linen to make and to sell and belt to give: give to/for merchant
25 Strength and elegance are her clothing, and she will laugh in the final days.
strength and glory clothing her and to laugh to/for day last
26 She has opened her mouth to wisdom, and the law of clemency is on her tongue.
lip her to open in/on/with wisdom and instruction kindness upon tongue her
27 She has considered the paths of her household, and she has not eaten her bread in idleness.
to watch walk house: household her and food: bread sluggishness not to eat
28 Her sons rose up and predicted great happiness; her husband rose up and praised her.
to arise: rise son: child her and to bless her master: husband her and to boast: praise her
29 Many daughters have gathered together riches; you have surpassed them all.
many daughter to make: do strength: worthy and you(f. s.) to ascend: rise upon all their
30 Charm is false, and beauty is vain. The woman who fears the Lord, the same shall be praised.
deception [the] favor and vanity [the] beauty woman afraid LORD he/she/it to boast: praise
31 Give to her from the fruit of her own hands. And let her works praise her at the gates.
to give: give to/for her from fruit hand her and to boast: praise her in/on/with gate deed: work her
