Proverbs 31
1 Words of Lemuel a king, a declaration that his mother taught him:
word Lemuel king burden which to discipline him mother his
2 'What, my son? and what, son of my womb? And what, son of my vows?
what? son: child my and what? son: child belly: womb my and what? son: child vow my
3 Give not to women thy strength, And thy ways to wiping away of kings.
not to give: give to/for woman strength your and way: conduct your to/for to wipe king
4 Not for kings, O Lemuel, Not for kings, to drink wine, And for princes a desire of strong drink.
not to/for king Lemuel not to/for king to drink wine and to/for to rule (where? *Q(K)*) strong drink
5 Lest he drink, and forget the decree, And change the judgment of any of the sons of affliction.
lest to drink and to forget to decree and to change judgment all son: type of affliction
6 Give strong drink to the perishing, And wine to the bitter in soul,
to give: give strong drink to/for to perish and wine to/for bitter soul
7 He drinketh, and forgetteth his poverty, And his misery he remembereth not again.
to drink and to forget poverty his and trouble his not to remember still
8 Open thy mouth for the dumb, For the right of all sons of change.
to open lip your to/for mute to(wards) judgment all son: type of destruction
9 Open thy mouth, judge righteously, Both the cause of the poor and needy!'
to open lip your to judge righteousness and to judge afflicted and needy
10 A woman of worth who doth find? Yea, far above rubies [is] her price.
woman: wife strength: worthy who? to find and distant from jewel merchandise her
11 The heart of her husband hath trusted in her, And spoil he lacketh not.
to trust in/on/with her heart master: husband her and spoil not to lack
12 She hath done him good, and not evil, All days of her life.
to wean him good and not bad: evil all day life her
13 She hath sought wool and flax, And with delight she worketh [with] her hands.
to seek wool and flax and to make: do in/on/with pleasure palm her
14 She hath been as ships of the merchant, From afar she bringeth in her bread.
to be like/as fleet to trade from distance to come (in): bring food her
15 Yea, she riseth while yet night, And giveth food to her household, And a portion to her damsels.
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
16 She hath considered a field, and taketh it, From the fruit of her hands she hath planted a vineyard.
to plan land: country and to take: buy him from fruit palm her (to plant *Q(K)*) vineyard
17 She hath girded with might her loins, And doth strengthen her arms.
to gird in/on/with strength loin her and to strengthen arm her
18 She hath perceived when her merchandise [is] good, Her lamp is not extinguished in the night.
to perceive for pleasant profit her not to quench (in/on/with night *Q(K)*) lamp her
19 Her hands she hath sent forth on a spindle, And her hands have held a distaff.
hand her to send: reach in/on/with distaff and palm her to grasp district
20 Her hand she hath spread forth to the poor, Yea, her hands she sent forth to the needy.
palm her to spread to/for afflicted and hand her to send: reach to/for needy
21 She is not afraid of her household from snow, For all her household are clothed [with] scarlet.
not to fear to/for house: household her from snow for all house: household her to clothe scarlet
22 Ornamental coverings she hath made for herself, Silk and purple [are] her clothing.
covering to make to/for her linen and purple clothing her
23 Known in the gates is her husband, In his sitting with elders of the land.
to know in/on/with gate master: husband her in/on/with to dwell he with old: elder land: country/planet
24 Linen garments she hath made, and selleth, And a girdle she hath given to the merchant.
linen to make and to sell and belt to give: give to/for merchant
25 Strength and honour [are] her clothing, And she rejoiceth at a latter day.
strength and glory clothing her and to laugh to/for day last
26 Her mouth she hath opened in wisdom, And the law of kindness [is] on her tongue.
lip her to open in/on/with wisdom and instruction kindness upon tongue her
27 She [is] watching the ways of her household, And bread of sloth she eateth not.
to watch walk house: household her and food: bread sluggishness not to eat
28 Her sons have risen up, and pronounce her happy, Her husband, and he praiseth her,
to arise: rise son: child her and to bless her master: husband her and to boast: praise her
29 'Many [are] the daughters who have done worthily, Thou hast gone up above them all.'
many daughter to make: do strength: worthy and you(f. s.) to ascend: rise upon all their
30 The grace [is] false, and the beauty [is] vain, A woman fearing Jehovah, she may boast herself.
deception [the] favor and vanity [the] beauty woman afraid LORD he/she/it to boast: praise
31 Give ye to her of the fruit of her hands, And her works do praise her in the gates!
to give: give to/for her from fruit hand her and to boast: praise her in/on/with gate deed: work her
