Proverbs 31
1 Words of Lemuel, a king, a declaration 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, son of my womb? And what, son of my vows?
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, And your ways to wiping away 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, Not for kings, to drink wine, And for princes—a desire of 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 he drink, and forget the decree, And change the judgment of any of the sons 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 to the perishing, And wine to the bitter in soul,
Give strong drink to [one who] is perishing and wine to [people] bitter of soul.
7 He drinks, and forgets his poverty, And he does not remember his misery again.
He will drink and he may forget poverty his and trouble his not he will remember again.
8 Open your mouth for the mute, For the right of all sons of change.
Open mouth your for [the] dumb to [the] cause of all [the] sons of passing away.
9 Open your mouth, judge righteously, Both the cause of the poor and needy!”
Open mouth your judge righteousness and plead [the] cause of [the] poor and [the] needy.
10 [ALEPH-BET] A woman of worth who finds? Indeed, 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 has trusted in her, And he does not lack spoil.
It trusts in her [the] heart of husband her and gain not he lacks.
12 She has done 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 has sought wool and flax, And with delight she works [with] her hands.
She seeks wool and flax and she worked in [the] delight of hands her.
14 She has been as ships of the merchant, She brings in her bread from afar.
She is like [the] ships of a trader from a distance she brings food her.
15 Indeed, she rises while yet night, And gives food to her household, And a portion to her girls.
And she rose - when still night and she gave food to household her and an allotted portion to female servants her.
16 She has considered a field, and takes it, She has planted a vineyard from the fruit of her hands.
She considers a field and she took it from [the] fruit of hands her (she plants *Q(K)*) a vineyard.
17 She has girded her loins with might, And strengthens her arms.
She girds with strength loins her and she strengthened arms her.
18 She has perceived when her merchandise [is] good, Her lamp is not extinguished in the night.
She perceives that [is] good profit her not it is extinguished (in the night *Q(K)*) lamp her.
19 She has sent forth her hands on a spindle, And her hands have held a distaff.
Hands her she stretches out on the distaff and palms her they grasp [the] spindle.
20 She has spread forth her hand to the poor, Indeed, she sent 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 her household from snow, 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 has made ornamental coverings for herself, Silk and purple [are] her clothing.
Coverings she makes for herself [is] fine linen and purple clothing her.
23 Her husband is known in the gates, In his sitting with [the] elderly of [the] land.
[is] known In the gates husband her when sits he with [the] elders of [the] land.
24 She has made linen garments, and sells, And she has given a girdle to the merchant.
Linen garment[s] she makes and she sold and a belt she supplies to the merchants.
25 Strength and honor [are] her clothing, And she rejoices at a latter day.
[is] strength And honor clothing her and she laughed to a day future.
26 She has opened her mouth in wisdom, And the law of kindness [is] on her tongue.
Mouth her she opens with wisdom and instruction of loyalty [is] on tongue her.
27 She [is] watching the ways of her household, And she does not eat bread of sloth.
[she is] watching over [the] ways of Household her and [the] bread of laziness not she eats.
28 Her sons have risen up, and pronounce her blessed, Her husband, and he praises her,
They rise up sons her and they called blessed her husband her and he praised her.
29 “The daughters who have done worthily [are] many, You have gone up above them all.”
Many daughters they have done ability and you you have gone up above all of them.
30 Favor [is] deceitful, and beauty [is] vain, A woman fearing YHWH, she may boast herself.
[is] deception Grace and [is] vanity beauty a woman fearing Yahweh she she will be praised.
31 Give to her of the fruit of her hands, And her 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.
