Proverbs 31
1 word Lemuel king burden which to discipline him mother his
The words of king Lemuel; the revelation which his mother taught him.
2 what? son: child my and what? son: child belly: womb my and what? son: child vow my
“Oh, my son! Oh, son of my womb! Oh, son of my vows!
3 not to give: give to/for woman strength your and way: conduct your to/for to wipe king
Don’t give your strength to women, nor your ways to that which destroys kings.
4 not to/for king Lemuel not to/for king to drink wine and to/for to rule (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 to drink and to forget to decree and to change judgment all son: type of affliction
lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the justice due to anyone who is afflicted.
6 to give: give strong drink to/for to perish and wine to/for bitter soul
Give strong drink to him who is ready to perish; and wine to the bitter in soul:
7 to drink and to forget poverty his and trouble his not to remember still
Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.
8 to open lip your to/for mute to(wards) judgment all son: type of destruction
Open your mouth for the mute, in the cause of all who are left desolate.
9 to open lip your to judge righteousness and to judge afflicted and needy
Open your mouth, judge righteously, and serve justice to the poor and needy.”
10 woman: wife strength: worthy who? to find and distant from jewel merchandise her
א (Woman-virtuous) Who can find a worthy woman? For her price is far above rubies.
11 to trust in/on/with her heart master: husband her and spoil not to lack
בּ (Trusts) Her husband trusts in her from his heart, and she will prove a great asset to him.
12 to wean him good and not bad: evil all day life her
גּ (Does) She does him good, and not harm, all the days of her life.
13 to seek wool and flax and to make: do in/on/with pleasure palm her
דּ (Seeks) She seeks wool and flax, and works eagerly with her hands.
14 to be like/as fleet to trade from distance to come (in): bring food her
ה (She) She is like the merchant ships. She brings her bread from afar.
15 and to arise: rise in/on/with still night and to give: give prey to/for house: household her and statute: portion to/for maiden her
ו (Rises) She rises also while it is yet night, gives food to her household, and chokim ·portions· for her servant girls.
16 to plan land: country and to take: buy him from fruit palm her (to plant *Q(K)*) vineyard
ז (Considers) She considers a field, and buys it. With the fruit of her hands, she plants a vineyard.
17 to gird in/on/with strength loin her and to strengthen arm her
ח (Grids) She arms her waist with strength, and makes her arms strong.
18 to perceive for pleasant profit her not to quench (in/on/with night *Q(K)*) lamp her
ט (Perceives) She perceives that her merchandise is profitable. Her lamp does not go out by night.
19 hand her to send: reach in/on/with distaff and palm her to grasp district
י (Hands) She lays her hands to the distaff, and her hands hold the spindle.
20 palm her to spread to/for afflicted and hand her to send: reach to/for needy
כּ (Hands) She opens her arms to the poor; yes, she extends her hands to the needy.
21 not to fear to/for house: household her from snow for all house: household her to clothe scarlet
ל (Not-afraid) She is not afraid of the snow for her household; for all her household are clothed with scarlet.
22 covering to make to/for her linen and purple clothing her
מ (Coverings) She makes for herself carpets of tapestry. Her clothing is fine linen and purple.
23 to know in/on/with gate master: husband her in/on/with to dwell he with old: elder land: country/planet
נ (Known) Her husband is respected in the gates, when he sits among the elders of the land.
24 linen to make and to sell and belt to give: give to/for merchant
ס (linen) She makes linen garments and sells them, and delivers sashes to the merchant.
25 strength and glory clothing her and to laugh to/for day last
ע (Strength) Strength and dignity are her clothing. She laughs at the time to come.
26 lip her to open in/on/with wisdom and instruction kindness upon tongue her
פּ (Mouth) She opens her mouth with wisdom. Instructions of chesed ·loving-kindness· is on her tongue.
27 to watch walk house: household her and food: bread sluggishness not to eat
צ (Looks) She looks well to the ways of her household, and does not eat the bread of idleness.
28 to arise: rise son: child her and to bless her master: husband her and to boast: praise her
ק (Rise up) Her children rise up and call her blessed. Her husband too, as he praises her:
29 many daughter to make: do strength: worthy and you(f. s.) to ascend: rise upon all their
ר (Many) “Many women have done noble things, but you excel them all.”
30 deception [the] favor and vanity [the] beauty woman afraid LORD he/she/it to boast: praise
שׁ (Deceitful) Chen ·Charm, Grace· is deceitful, and beauty is vain; but a woman who fears Adonai, she shall be praised.
31 to give: give to/for her from fruit hand her and to boast: praise her in/on/with gate deed: work her
תּ (Give) Give her of the fruit of her hands! Let her works speak her praise at the city gates!
