Proverbs 31
1 word Lemuel king burden which to discipline him mother his
These are sayings/messages that [God gave to] King Lemuel’s mother, and which his mother taught him:
2 what? son: child my and what? son: child belly: womb my and what? son: child vow my
You are my son; I gave birth to you [RHQ]; you are the son that [God gave me] in answer to my prayers.
3 not to give: give to/for woman strength your and way: conduct your to/for to wipe king
Do not exhaust your energy [having sex] [EUP] with women [to whom you are not married], with women who ruin kings [by having sex with them].
4 not to/for king Lemuel not to/for king to drink wine and to/for to rule (where? *Q(K)*) strong drink
Lemuel, kings should not be [constantly] drinking wine or [greatly] desire [to drink other] strong/alcoholic drinks.
5 lest to drink and to forget to decree and to change judgment all son: type of affliction
If they do that, they forget the laws [that they have made], and they do not do what is right for poor/afflicted [people].
6 to give: give strong drink to/for to perish and wine to/for bitter soul
Give strong/alcoholic drinks to those who are dying and to those who are (greatly distressed/suffering very much).
7 to drink and to forget poverty his and trouble his not to remember still
If they drink, they will forget that they are poor, and they will not think about their distress/troubles any more.
8 to open lip your to/for mute to(wards) judgment all son: type of destruction
Speak [MTY] to defend people who are unable to defend themselves; speak to encourage others to do what is right for those who are helpless.
9 to open lip your to judge righteousness and to judge afflicted and needy
Speak [MTY] (on their behalf/to help them) and try to cause judges to decide matters fairly/justly; try to cause others to do for poor and needy [people] what should be done for them.
10 woman: wife strength: worthy who? to find and distant from jewel merchandise her
It is very difficult [for a man] to [RHQ] find a wife who is good and who is capable [of doing many things]. [Any woman who is like that] is worth more than jewels.
11 to trust in/on/with her heart master: husband her and spoil not to lack
Her husband completely trusts her, and [because of her], he has everything that he needs [LIT].
12 to wean him good and not bad: evil all day life her
She never does anything that would harm him; she does good things for him all the days of her life.
13 to seek wool and flax and to make: do in/on/with pleasure palm her
She finds wool and flax [in the market], and she enjoys spinning it [to make yarn].
14 to be like/as fleet to trade from distance to come (in): bring food her
She is like [SIM] a ship that brings from far away goods/merchandise to sell, [because] she buys food that comes from far away.
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
She gets up before dawn to prepare food for her family. [Then] she plans the work that her servant girls will do on that day.
16 to plan land: country and to take: buy him from fruit palm her (to plant *Q(K)*) vineyard
She [goes out and] looks at a field [that someone wants to sell]; and [if it is a good field], she buys it. She [buys] grapevines [MTY] with the money that she has earned, [and then] she plants them.
17 to gird in/on/with strength loin her and to strengthen arm her
She works very hard [IDM]; she makes her arms strong [by the work she does].
18 to perceive for pleasant profit her not to quench (in/on/with night *Q(K)*) lamp her
She knows when she is getting a good profit from her business. [When it is necessary], she works [MTY] until it is late at night.
19 hand her to send: reach in/on/with distaff and palm her to grasp district
She holds the (spindle/rod which twists the thread that she is making), and [then] she spins the thread [MTY] [that she will use].
20 palm her to spread to/for afflicted and hand her to send: reach to/for needy
She generously helps [MTY] those who are poor and needy [DOU].
21 not to fear to/for house: household her from snow for all house: household her to clothe scarlet
She is not worried that [the people in her house will be cold in] the winter, because [she has made] warm clothes for all of them.
22 covering to make to/for her linen and purple clothing her
She makes bedspreads/quilts for the beds. She wears fine linen clothes that are dyed purple, [like queens wear].
23 to know in/on/with gate master: husband her in/on/with to dwell he with old: elder land: country/planet
Her husband is [well] known by the important people of the town; he sits with the [other] town leaders in the meetings of the town council.
24 linen to make and to sell and belt to give: give to/for merchant
She makes clothes from linen cloth and sells them. She sells sashes to shop owners.
25 strength and glory clothing her and to laugh to/for day last
She is strong in her character and respected/dignified, and she (laughs at/is not afraid of) [what will happen in] the future.
26 lip her to open in/on/with wisdom and instruction kindness upon tongue her
When she speaks, she says what is wise. When she gives instructions, she speaks [MTY] kindly (OR, faithfully).
27 to watch walk house: household her and food: bread sluggishness not to eat
She watches over everything that is done in her household, and she [IDM] is never lazy.
28 to arise: rise son: child her and to bless her master: husband her and to boast: praise her
Her children all together speak highly of her, and her husband also praises her.
29 many daughter to make: do strength: worthy and you(f. s.) to ascend: rise upon all their
[He says to her], “There are many women who do admirable things, but you surpass them all!”
30 deception [the] favor and vanity [the] beauty woman afraid LORD he/she/it to boast: praise
Some women who are attractive [are not really good women], [but] they can deceive us [regarding what they are really like]. Furthermore, women’s beauty does not last; but women who revere Yahweh should be honored.
31 to give: give to/for her from fruit hand her and to boast: praise her in/on/with gate deed: work her
Reward women who are like that, and praise them in public [MTY] for what they have done.
