Proverbs 31
1 [the] words of Lemuel [the] king an oracle which she instructed him mother his.
The words of king Lemuel, the oracle which his mother taught him.
2 What? O son my and what? O son of womb my and what? O son of vows my.
What, my son? And what, O son of my womb? And what, O son of my vows?
3 May not you give to women strength your and ways your to wiping out kings.
Give not thy strength to women, nor thy ways to that which destroys kings.
4 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.
It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, nor for rulers to say, Where is strong drink?
5 Lest he should drink and he may forget [what] is decreed and he may change [the] cause of all [the] sons of affliction.
Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the justice due to any who is afflicted.
6 Give strong drink to [one who] is perishing and wine to [people] bitter of soul.
Give strong drink to him who is ready to perish, and wine to the bitter in soul.
7 He will drink and he may forget poverty his and trouble his not he will remember again.
Let him drink, and forget his need, and remember his misery no more.
8 Open mouth your for [the] dumb to [the] cause of all [the] sons of passing away.
Open thy mouth for the mute, in the cause of all such as are left desolate.
9 Open mouth your judge righteousness and plead [the] cause of [the] poor and [the] needy.
Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and minister justice to the poor and needy.
10 A wife of ability who? will he find and [is] far more than jewels price her.
A worthy woman who can find? For her price is far above rubies.
11 It trusts in her [the] heart of husband her and gain not he lacks.
The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he shall have no lack of gain.
12 She feeds him good and not evil all [the] days of life her.
She does him good and not evil all the days of her life.
13 She seeks wool and flax and she worked in [the] delight of hands her.
She seeks wool and flax, and works willingly with her hands.
14 She is like [the] ships of a trader from a distance she brings food her.
She is like the merchant ships: she brings her bread from afar.
15 And she rose - when still night and she gave food to household her and an allotted portion to female servants her.
She also rises while it is yet night, and gives food to her household, and their task to her maidens.
16 She considers a field and she took it from [the] fruit of hands her (she plants *Q(K)*) a vineyard.
She considers a field, and buys it. With the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard.
17 She girds with strength loins her and she strengthened arms her.
She girds her loins with strength, and makes strong her arms.
18 She perceives that [is] good profit her not it is extinguished (in the night *Q(K)*) lamp her.
She perceives that her merchandise is profitable. Her lamp does not go out by night.
19 Hands her she stretches out on the distaff and palms her they grasp [the] spindle.
She lays her hands to the distaff, and her hands hold the spindle.
20 Palm her she spreads out to poor [person] and hands her she stretches out to the needy [person].
She stretches out her hand to the poor, yea, she reaches forth her hands to the needy.
21 Not she is afraid for household her from snow for all household her [is] clothed scarlet.
She is not afraid of the snow for her household, for all her household are clothed with scarlet.
22 Coverings she makes for herself [is] fine linen and purple clothing her.
She makes for herself carpets of tapestry. Her clothing is fine linen and purple.
23 [is] known In the gates husband her when sits he with [the] elders of [the] land.
Her husband is known in the gates when he sits among the elders of the land.
24 Linen garment[s] she makes and she sold and a belt she supplies to the merchants.
She makes linen garments and sells them, and delivers girdles to the merchant.
25 [is] strength And honor clothing her and she laughed to a day future.
Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she laughs at the time to come.
26 Mouth her she opens with wisdom and instruction of loyalty [is] on tongue her.
She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the law of kindness is on her tongue.
27 [she is] watching over [the] ways of Household her and [the] bread of laziness not she eats.
She looks well to the ways of her household, and does not eat the bread of idleness.
28 They rise up sons her and they called blessed her husband her and he praised her.
Her sons rise up, and call her blessed. Her husband also, and he praises her.
29 Many daughters they have done ability and you you have gone up above all of them.
Many daughters have done worthily, but thou excel them all.
30 [is] deception Grace and [is] vanity beauty a woman fearing Yahweh she she will be praised.
Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears Jehovah, she shall be praised.
31 Give to her some of [the] fruit of hands her and let them praise her in the gates work her.
Give her of the fruit of her hands, and let her works praise her in the gates.
