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 decree, 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
Who can find a worthy woman? For her value is far above rubies.
11 to trust in/on/with her heart master: husband her and spoil not to lack
The heart of her husband trusts in her. He shall have no lack of gain.
12 to wean him good and not bad: evil all day life her
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
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
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
She rises also while it is yet night, gives food to her household, and portions for her servant girls.
16 to plan land: country and to take: buy him from fruit palm her (to plant *Q(K)*) vineyard
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
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
She perceives that her merchandise is profitable. Her lamp doesn’t go out by night.
19 hand her to send: reach in/on/with distaff and palm her to grasp district
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
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
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
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
Her husband is respected in the gates, when he sits amongst the elders of the land.
24 linen to make and to sell and belt to give: give to/for merchant
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
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
She opens her mouth with wisdom. Kind instruction is on her tongue.
27 to watch walk house: household her and food: bread sluggishness not to eat
She looks well to the ways of her household, and doesn’t eat the bread of idleness.
28 to arise: rise son: child her and to bless her master: husband her and to boast: praise her
Her children rise up and call her blessed. Her husband also praises her:
29 many daughter to make: do strength: worthy and you(f. s.) to ascend: rise upon all their
“Many women do noble things, but you excel them all.”
30 deception [the] favor and vanity [the] beauty woman afraid LORD he/she/it to boast: praise
Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain; but a woman who fears the LORD, 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
Give her of the fruit of her hands! Let her works praise her in the gates!
