Proverbs 31
1 The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him:
[the] words of Lemuel [the] king an oracle which she instructed him mother his.
2 What, my son? and what, O son of my womb? and what, O son of my vows?
What? O son my and what? O son of womb my and what? O son of vows my.
3 Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to them that destroy kings.
May not you give to women strength your and ways your to wiping out kings.
4 It is not for kings, Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, nor for rulers [to say], Where is the 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 — lest they drink and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the children of affliction.
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 unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto the bitter of soul:
Give strong drink to [one who] is perishing and wine to [people] bitter of soul.
7 let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.
He will drink and he may forget poverty his and trouble his not he will remember again.
8 Open thy mouth for the dumb, for the cause of all those that are left desolate.
Open mouth your for [the] dumb to [the] cause of all [the] sons of passing away.
9 Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and minister justice to the afflicted and needy.
Open mouth your judge righteousness and plead [the] cause of [the] poor and [the] needy.
10 Who can find a woman of worth? for her price is far above rubies.
A wife of ability who? will he find and [is] far more than jewels price her.
11 The heart of her husband confideth in her, and he shall have no lack of spoil.
It trusts in her [the] heart of husband her and gain not he lacks.
12 She doeth 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 seeketh wool and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.
She seeks wool and flax and she worked in [the] delight of hands her.
14 She is like the merchants' ships: she bringeth her food from afar;
She is like [the] ships of a trader from a distance she brings food her.
15 And she riseth while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and the day's work to her maidens.
And she rose - when still night and she gave food to household her and an allotted portion to female servants her.
16 She considereth a field, and acquireth it; of the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.
She considers a field and she took it from [the] fruit of hands her (she plants *Q(K)*) a vineyard.
17 She girdeth her loins with strength, and maketh strong her arms.
She girds with strength loins her and she strengthened arms her.
18 She perceiveth that her earning is good; her lamp goeth not out by night.
She perceives that [is] good profit her not it is extinguished (in the night *Q(K)*) lamp her.
19 She putteth her hands to the distaff, and her hands hold the spindle.
Hands her she stretches out on the distaff and palms her they grasp [the] spindle.
20 She stretcheth out her hand to the afflicted, and she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.
Palm her she spreads out to poor [person] and hands her she stretches out to the needy [person].
21 She is not afraid of the snow for her household; for all her household are clothed with scarlet.
Not she is afraid for household her from snow for all household her [is] clothed scarlet.
22 She maketh herself coverlets; her clothing is byssus and purple.
Coverings she makes for herself [is] fine linen and purple clothing her.
23 Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.
[is] known In the gates husband her when sits he with [the] elders of [the] land.
24 She maketh body linen and selleth it, and delivereth girdles unto the merchant.
Linen garment[s] she makes and she sold and a belt she supplies to the merchants.
25 Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she laugheth [at] the coming day.
[is] strength And honor clothing her and she laughed to a day future.
26 She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and upon her tongue is the law of kindness.
Mouth her she opens with wisdom and instruction of loyalty [is] on tongue her.
27 She surveyeth the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.
[she is] watching over [the] ways of Household her and [the] bread of laziness not she eats.
28 Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband [also], and he praiseth her:
They rise up sons her and they called blessed her husband her and he praised her.
29 Many daughters have done worthily, but thou excellest them all.
Many daughters they have done ability and you you have gone up above all of them.
30 Gracefulness is deceitful and beauty is vain; a woman [that] feareth Jehovah, she shall be praised.
[is] deception Grace and [is] vanity beauty a woman fearing Yahweh she she will be praised.
31 Give her of the fruit of her hands, and let her own works praise her in the gates.
Give to her some of [the] fruit of hands her and let them praise her in the gates work her.
