Proverbs 31
1 [the] words of Lemuel [the] king an oracle which she instructed him mother his.
The words of Lemuel, king of Massa: the teaching which he had from his mother.
2 What? O son my and what? O son of womb my and what? O son of vows my.
What am I to say to you, O Lemuel, my oldest son? and what, O son of my body? and what, O son of my oaths?
3 May not you give to women strength your and ways your to wiping out kings.
Do not give your strength to women, or your ways to that which is the destruction of 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 take wine, or 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.
For fear that through drinking they may come to have no respect for the law, wrongly judging the cause of those who are in trouble.
6 Give strong drink to [one who] is perishing and wine to [people] bitter of soul.
Give strong drink to him who is near to destruction, and wine to him whose soul is bitter:
7 He will drink and he may forget poverty his and trouble his not he will remember again.
Let him have drink, and his need will go from his mind, and the memory of his trouble will be gone.
8 Open mouth your for [the] dumb to [the] cause of all [the] sons of passing away.
Let your mouth be open for those who have no voice, in the cause of those who are ready for death.
9 Open mouth your judge righteousness and plead [the] cause of [the] poor and [the] needy.
Let your mouth be open, judging rightly, and give right decisions in the cause of the poor and those in need.
10 A wife of ability who? will he find and [is] far more than jewels price her.
Who may make discovery of a woman of virtue? For her price is much higher than jewels.
11 It trusts in her [the] heart of husband her and gain not he lacks.
The heart of her husband has faith in her, and he will have profit in full measure.
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 gets wool and linen, working at the business of her hands.
14 She is like [the] ships of a trader from a distance she brings food her.
She is like the trading-ships, getting food from far away.
15 And she rose - when still night and she gave food to household her and an allotted portion to female servants her.
She gets up while it is still night, and gives meat to her family, and their food to her servant-girls.
16 She considers a field and she took it from [the] fruit of hands her (she plants *Q(K)*) a vineyard.
After looking at a field with care, she gets it for a price, planting a vine-garden with the profit of her work.
17 She girds with strength loins her and she strengthened arms her.
She puts a band of strength round her, and makes her arms strong.
18 She perceives that [is] good profit her not it is extinguished (in the night *Q(K)*) lamp her.
She sees that her marketing is of profit to her: her light does not go out by night.
19 Hands her she stretches out on the distaff and palms her they grasp [the] spindle.
She puts her hands to the cloth-working rod, and her fingers take the wheel.
20 Palm her she spreads out to poor [person] and hands her she stretches out to the needy [person].
Her hands are stretched out to the poor; yes, she is open-handed to those who are in need.
21 Not she is afraid for household her from snow for all household her [is] clothed scarlet.
She has no fear of the snow for her family, for all those in her house are clothed in red.
22 Coverings she makes for herself [is] fine linen and purple clothing her.
She makes for herself cushions of needlework; her clothing is fair linen and purple.
23 [is] known In the gates husband her when sits he with [the] elders of [the] land.
Her husband is a man of note in the public place, when he takes his seat among the responsible men of the land.
24 Linen garment[s] she makes and she sold and a belt she supplies to the merchants.
She makes linen robes and gets a price for them, and traders take her cloth bands for a price.
25 [is] strength And honor clothing her and she laughed to a day future.
Strength and self-respect are her clothing; she is facing the future with a smile.
26 Mouth her she opens with wisdom and instruction of loyalty [is] on tongue her.
Her mouth is open to give out wisdom, and the law of mercy is on her tongue.
27 [she is] watching over [the] ways of Household her and [the] bread of laziness not she eats.
She gives attention to the ways of her family, she does not take her food without working for it.
28 They rise up sons her and they called blessed her husband her and he praised her.
Her children get up and give her honour, and her husband gives her praise, saying,
29 Many daughters they have done ability and you you have gone up above all of them.
Unnumbered women have done well, but you are better than all of them.
30 [is] deception Grace and [is] vanity beauty a woman fearing Yahweh she she will be praised.
Fair looks are a deceit, and a beautiful form is of no value; but a woman who has the fear of 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 credit for what her hands have made: let her be praised by her works in the public place.
