Proverbs 31
1 The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy with which his mother instructed him.
word Lemuel king burden which to discipline him mother his
2 What [hast thou done], O my son: and what, O son of my body? and what, O son of my vows?
what? son: child my and what? son: child belly: womb my and what? son: child vow my
3 Give not unto women thy vigor, nor thy ways to those that ruin kings.
not to give: give to/for woman strength your and way: conduct your to/for to wipe king
4 Not for kings, O Lemoel, not for kings [it is fitting] to drink wine, nor for princes, strong drink:
not to/for king Lemuel not to/for king to drink wine and to/for to rule (where? *Q(K)*) strong drink
5 Lest either might drink, and forget what is written in the law, and pervert the cause of all the afflicted.
lest to drink and to forget to decree and to change judgment all son: type of affliction
6 Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those who have an embittered soul.
to give: give strong drink to/for to perish and wine to/for bitter soul
7 Let such a one drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his trouble no more.
to drink and to forget poverty his and trouble his not to remember still
8 Open thy mouth for the dumb, for the cause of all fatherless children.
to open lip your to/for mute to(wards) judgment all son: type of destruction
9 Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and decide the cause of the poor and needy.
to open lip your to judge righteousness and to judge afflicted and needy
10 Who can find a virtuous woman: for far above pearls is her value.
woman: wife strength: worthy who? to find and distant from jewel merchandise her
11 The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, and he will not see his gain diminish.
to trust in/on/with her heart master: husband her and spoil not to lack
12 She treateth him well and not ill, all the days of her life.
to wean him good and not bad: evil all day life her
13 She seeketh for wool and flax, and worketh with her willing hands.
to seek wool and flax and to make: do in/on/with pleasure palm her
14 She is become like the merchant's ships: from afar doth she bring her food.
to be like/as fleet to trade from distance to come (in): bring food her
15 And she riseth while it is yet night, and giveth provision to her household, and a task to her maidens.
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 thinketh of a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.
to plan land: country and to take: buy him from fruit palm her (to plant *Q(K)*) vineyard
17 She girdeth with strength her loins, and giveth vigor to her arms.
to gird in/on/with strength loin her and to strengthen arm her
18 She perceiveth that her profit is good: [therefore] her lamp goeth not out by night.
to perceive for pleasant profit her not to quench (in/on/with night *Q(K)*) lamp her
19 She stretcheth out her hands to the spindle, and her palms hold fast the distaff.
hand her to send: reach in/on/with distaff and palm her to grasp district
20 She spreadeth out wide her open palm to the poor: yea, her hands she stretcheth forth to the needy.
palm her to spread to/for afflicted and hand her to send: reach to/for needy
21 She hath no fear for her household of the snow: for all her household are clothed in scarlet.
not to fear to/for house: household her from snow for all house: household her to clothe scarlet
22 Tapestry-covering she maketh for herself: of linen and purple is her attire.
covering to make to/for her linen and purple clothing her
23 Well known is in the gates her husband, when he sitteth with the elders 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 Fine tunics she maketh, and selleth them, and girdles she furnisheth unto the merchant.
linen to make and to sell and belt to give: give to/for merchant
25 Strength and dignity are her clothing: and she smileth at the coming of the last day.
strength and glory clothing her and to laugh to/for day last
26 She openeth her mouth with wisdom, and the law of kindness is on her tongue.
lip her to open in/on/with wisdom and instruction kindness upon tongue her
27 She looketh well to the ways of her household, and the bread of idleness she doth not eat.
to watch walk house: household her and food: bread sluggishness not to eat
28 Her children rise up, and call her blessed; her husband, also, and he praiseth her:
to arise: rise son: child her and to bless her master: husband her and to boast: praise her
29 “Many daughters have done virtuously; but thou excellest them all.”
many daughter to make: do strength: worthy and you(f. s.) to ascend: rise upon all their
30 False is grace, and vain is beauty: a woman only that feareth the Lord shall indeed be praised.
deception [the] favor and vanity [the] beauty woman afraid LORD he/she/it to boast: praise
31 Give her of the fruit of her hands, and let her own works praise her in the gates.
to give: give to/for her from fruit hand her and to boast: praise her in/on/with gate deed: work her
