Proverbs 31
1 [the] words of Lemuel [the] king an oracle which she instructed him mother his.
The words of King Lemuel—the revelation which his mother taught him:
2 What? O son my and what? O son of womb my and what? O son of vows my.
“Oh, my son! Oh, son of my womb! Oh, son of my vows!
3 May not you give to women strength your and ways your to wiping out kings.
Don’t give your strength to women, nor your 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, Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, nor for princes 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 anyone 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 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 the mute, in the cause of all who are left desolate.
9 Open mouth your judge righteousness and plead [the] cause of [the] poor and [the] needy.
Open your mouth, judge righteously, and serve justice to the poor and needy.”
10 A wife of ability who? will he find and [is] far more than jewels price her.
Who can find a worthy woman? For her value 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. 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 harm, 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 eagerly 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 rises also while it is yet night, gives food to her household, and portions for her servant girls.
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 arms her waist with strength, 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 perceives that her merchandise is profitable. Her lamp doesn’t 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 opens her arms to the poor; yes, she extends 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 respected 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 sashes to the merchant.
25 [is] strength And honor clothing her and she laughed to a day future.
Strength and dignity are her clothing. 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. Kind instruction 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 doesn’t 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 also praises her:
29 Many daughters they have done ability and you you have gone up above all of them.
“Many women do noble things, but you 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 the LORD, 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! Let her works praise her in the gates!
