Proverbs 31
1 [the] words of Lemuel [the] king an oracle which she instructed him mother his.
These are the words of King Lemuel—the burden that his mother taught him:
2 What? O son my and what? O son of womb my and what? O son of vows my.
What shall I say, O my son? What, O son of my womb? What, O son of my vows?
3 May not you give to women strength your and ways your to wiping out kings.
Do not spend your strength on women or your vigor on those who ruin 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, or for rulers to crave 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 what is decreed, depriving all the oppressed of justice.
6 Give strong drink to [one who] is perishing and wine to [people] bitter of soul.
Give strong drink to one who is perishing, 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 poverty, and remember his misery no more.
8 Open mouth your for [the] dumb to [the] cause of all [the] sons of passing away.
Open your mouth for those with no voice, for the cause of all the dispossessed.
9 Open mouth your judge righteousness and plead [the] cause of [the] poor and [the] needy.
Open your mouth, judge righteously, and defend the cause of the poor and needy.
10 A wife of ability who? will he find and [is] far more than jewels price her.
A wife of noble character, who can find? She is far more precious than 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 lacks nothing of value.
12 She feeds him good and not evil all [the] days of life her.
She brings him good and not harm all the days of her life.
13 She seeks wool and flax and she worked in [the] delight of hands her.
She selects wool and flax and works with eager hands.
14 She is like [the] ships of a trader from a distance she brings food her.
She is like the merchant ships, bringing her food 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 rises while it is still night to provide food for her household and portions for her maidservants.
16 She considers a field and she took it from [the] fruit of hands her (she plants *Q(K)*) a vineyard.
She appraises a field and buys it; from her earnings she plants a vineyard.
17 She girds with strength loins her and she strengthened arms her.
She girds herself with strength and shows that her arms are strong.
18 She perceives that [is] good profit her not it is extinguished (in the night *Q(K)*) lamp her.
She sees that her gain is good, and her lamp is not extinguished at night.
19 Hands her she stretches out on the distaff and palms her they grasp [the] spindle.
She stretches out her hands to the distaff and grasps the spindle with her fingers.
20 Palm her she spreads out to poor [person] and hands her she stretches out to the needy [person].
She opens her arms to the poor and reaches out her hands to the needy.
21 Not she is afraid for household her from snow for all household her [is] clothed scarlet.
When it snows, she has no fear for her household, for they are all clothed in scarlet.
22 Coverings she makes for herself [is] fine linen and purple clothing her.
She makes coverings for her bed; 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 at the city gate, where 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; she delivers sashes to the merchants.
25 [is] strength And honor clothing her and she laughed to a day future.
Strength and honor are her clothing, and she can laugh at the days to come.
26 Mouth her she opens with wisdom and instruction of loyalty [is] on tongue her.
She opens her mouth with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.
27 [she is] watching over [the] ways of Household her and [the] bread of laziness not she eats.
She watches over the affairs 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 children rise up and call her blessed; her husband praises her as well:
29 Many daughters they have done ability and you you have gone up above all of them.
“Many daughters have done noble things, but you surpass them all!”
30 [is] deception Grace and [is] vanity beauty a woman fearing Yahweh she she will be praised.
Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the LORD is to 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 the fruit of her hands, and let her works praise her at the gates.
